[C320-list] Perkins fuel consumption

[Michael Rauh]

That's my method.

Mike Rauh
On Your Mark  #408


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> On Sep 3, 2015, at 10:00, Martin Rosenberg <martinlrosenberg at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> OK, this is probably a dumb question but how do you all calculate your
> consumption?  Average the approximate number of hours running and then top
> up the tank?
> Martin Rosenberg
> Avalon #823
>> On Sep 3, 2015 9:32 AM, "Kaare Wold" <sailor3952 at charter.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Our 725 hr Yanmar with MaxProp consumes 0.6-0.7 gal/hr cruising at
>> 2600-2800 rpm. Yup, she's a noisy one too.
>> Kaare Wold.   Sheet Music #945.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
>> 
>>> On Sep 3, 2015, at 7:27 AM, colloua5 at aol.com wrote:
>>> 
>>> I am also at .6 gal per hour. Little vibration above 800 rpm
>>> Lou
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>>> Summergirl
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>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Guy Henry <guyhenry222 at gmail.com>
>>> To: C320-List <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
>>> Sent: Thu, Sep 3, 2015 8:23 am
>>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Perkins  fuel consumption
>>> 
>>> 
>>> My 1994 Perkins 29 HP with 1020 hours uses about .6 gals an hour over the
>>> last
>>> 500 hours.  My engine knocks at about 800 rpm but not above or below
>>> 800 rpm.
>>> Low idle is about 500 rpm and I cruise at 2800.
>>> 
>>> Guy
>>> MoonShadow
>>> #115
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: C320-list
>>> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf
>>> Of Louis
>>> spitz
>>> Sent: Thursday, September 3, 2015 4:57 AM
>>> To:
>>> c320-list at lists.catalina320.com
>>> Subject: [C320-list] Perkins fuel
>>> consumption
>>> 
>>> Hi all,
>>> My 1995 Perkins 29 hp with 875 hours uses about 2.6
>>> gals. of diesel per
>>> hour. The manual says fuel consumption at 2700 rpm should
>>> be about 1.6 gph.
>>> The exhaust is clean (not smoking). The engine knocks very
>>> badly at low
>>> rpms, say below 1000, but I don't think that's related. Also, the
>>> engine is
>>> VERY loud. I added insulation to the cover in the main cabin, but not
>>> yet in
>>> the aft cabin.
>>> Any thoughts on these issues would be much
>>> appreciated.
>>> Lou Spitz
>>> #195, 1995 Merry Chase
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