[C38] Are diesel engines significantly more fuel efficient than gas?

Patrick Harpole 1derful at comcast.net
Thu Jun 9 00:59:24 EDT 2011


I may have gotten into the "wrong" conversation but anyone that has gasoline on a boat may need a psychiatric consultation before they go boom.
Patrick
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Steve.Ribble at gmail.com 
  To: Catalina 38 Listserve 
  Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 5:33 PM
  Subject: Re: [C38] Are diesel engines significantly more fuel efficient than gas?


  I'm about the same as Tacita II, 32hp diesel @ 2100 rpm w/3-blade prop gets me at or just under 6kts and I burn about .6 gph.

  Steve R
  Tittravate


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