Originally Posted by
7mmwsm
The trolling or wide open?
Wide open is about 5500 revs and you sure do get there quickly. Cruising speed is about twenty five knots and 4000 revs. Does a bit under a liter per nautical mile at that speed.
It had a Mercury 115hp Saltwater series two stroke(biggest piece of shit outboard I've ever owned) on it when I bought it. That burnt 1.5 liters per km(not nautical mile).
If I cut my trolling speed back to 6-7 knots it burns about 8 liters per hour, but I catch heaps of Makos. I'd rather burn a bit more juice and stay ahead of them.