[Rhodes22-list] Rhodes 22 Fuel Mileage

[Wally Buck]

My Merc 2 Stroke 6 HP gets around 5 to 8 miles per gallon depending upon 
conditions.

Wally


>From: "Roger Pihlaja" <cen09402 at centurytel.net>
>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Rhodes 22 Fuel Mileage
>Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 09:06:54 -0400
>
>Hi Everybody,
>
>The recent discussion re 4-cycle vs. 2-cycle outboards got me wondering 
>what kind of fuel mileage the new engines, that some you rave about, are 
>achieving in actual service on your Rhodes 22's.
>
>Fortunately, I've lived on the same Sanford Lake since 1976.   Over the 
>years, I've been able to do multiple fuel consumption tests in roughly the 
>same conditions; same 1976 R-22, dead calm, little or no current, & with 
>just me on board motoring around at hull speed (about 5-1/4 knots).  Our 
>2-cycle Evinrude 6 consistantly got about 6 nm/gal.  Our current 4-cycle 
>Honda 8 consistantly gets about 10 nm/gal.  This difference is right in 
>line with Honda's fuel consumption advertising.
>
>So, that's my data.  How are your outboards doing relative to that 
>benchmark?
>
>Roger Pihlaja
>S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
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