I have a Bayliner Ceira 2355 It has a Mercruiser 5.7 210hp 2 barrell carb. Alpha1 this boat with fishing gear and fuel tank of gas 55gals. weighs in at 6000lbs. I trolled 27miles over 9hours and burned 14gals of regular gas. The next day we ran off shore and back 37miles out and back. Mostly running 3200rpm. Burned 18 gals of regular gas.
Loving your channel TJ, I have a soft spot for all these great boats of yesteryear. I pick up a 1994 Haines Signature 470df going to waste in a neighbours yard last year, it was great to bring it back to life again. Keep up the great work. 😊👍
Large carb v6 outboards burn a lot of fuel. Having personally had ski boats with both. Bullet 1800 powered by a early carb 175hp Mercury 2 litre power head and then a Camero Volante powered by a 350 chev. The 350 used little more than half the fuel of the outboard over a typical weekend of skiing.
i always compare fuel to a weekend at a good hotel my 28 searay will burn $400 on a good trip 80 klms a hotel near the water over a grand....you do the maths
They were built here under licence in Australia, I know not the same as the proper American ones. Are they not based on the 350 chev small block? I'm fairly certain they are.
@@tjmarine7121 no, that engine is small block Chevy based however it's 305 cubic inches. Different bore, different head chamber, different valve size. It's a lower horsepower cousin but not a 350.
I have a 88 seaswirl with a omc and 350 sbc and its not bad on fuel just driving around but skiing or tubing or anythjng and it really sucks it down lolol
