Fuel consumption question

PapaG39 · 11-05-07, 12:49 PM

I have read on several threads that by setting a specific knot that you save fuel over a setting of slow, 1/3 or standard.
I am now in the VIIB boat and have been playing with different settings, but they don't seem to work as set.

I.E.
I set three knots ...I get 2 kts, 4 kts I get 3 kts ... set 5 kts I only get 3 kts...set 6 kts I get 4 kts etc..
The dang speed seting does not go to that speed.

*****basically smooth water*****no rain, wind, blowing dust or weeds fouling the prop... The boat is not dragging along the bottom through the mud either...

How do I figure out which setting on the surface in smooth water would be the best for fuel efficiency in SH3?

11-05-07, 12:49 PM	#1
PapaG39 Frogman Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 297 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Fuel consumption question I have read on several threads that by setting a specific knot that you save fuel over a setting of slow, 1/3 or standard. I am now in the VIIB boat and have been playing with different settings, but they don't seem to work as set. I.E. I set three knots ...I get 2 kts, 4 kts I get 3 kts ... set 5 kts I only get 3 kts...set 6 kts I get 4 kts etc.. The dang speed seting does not go to that speed. ***basically smooth water***no rain, wind, blowing dust or weeds fouling the prop... The boat is not dragging along the bottom through the mud either... How do I figure out which setting on the surface in smooth water would be the best for fuel efficiency in SH3?