fuel efficiency

[donwarwick]

well our tigé still hasn't arrived so we were still using the boat our dealer lent us (campion chase), very nice boat has a nice v8, but we used up 120 litres in one weekend :O which in you money is $237 dollars worth of fuel. Our 20i has a v8 and i was wondering what the fuel efficiency was like in comparison, how much roughly would it use up in a weekend/ per hour not going above 30mph. please give replies in litres or UK gallons as i dont know what the American to UK conversion is like. thx in advance

[five o'clock]

There are alot of variables that will effect you fuel consumption. Number of passengers how much boarding, skiing, surfing or tubing you will be doing. If you are putting ballast in your boat and how often will it be full. Don't forget that a full tank of fuel weighs more than a half tank.

I know that some of these thing aren't huge by them selves but add them up and you could burn a lot more fuel. Just somethings to think about.

[chpthril]

Our 22Ve w/340hp uses about 22 liters per (us ) hour

[five o'clock]

Oh just for reference 120 liters is 31.7 gallons.

[donwarwick]

well tht was with 4 people in boat, no ballast, not going above 30, mainly skiing or boarding and full tanks. still seems a bit steep to me and im hoping the tigé doesnt use as much! we have ordered the 350 mpi i think, thx for info guys. how much fuel would you go through in a weekend/per hour 5o'clock?

[ragboy]

well tht was with 4 people in boat, no ballast, not going above 30, mainly skiing or boarding and full tanks. still seems a bit steep to me and im hoping the tigé doesnt use as much! we have ordered the 350 mpi i think, thx for info guys. how much fuel would you go through in a weekend/per hour 5o'clock?

I have a big 24Ve, and also get 6 gph or about 22 liters per hour with the 340.

[scoot18]

Its been my experience, that she is a thirsty girl. Esp. when the ballast is filled up. 6 gph or 23 lph..............(liters per hour)

Where are you boating at? Cant say that I recognize the name of your location.

[Wake Bandits]

I have a big 24Ve, and also get 6 gph or about 22 liters per hour with the 340.

That's about right on the money correct, and is excellent.

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I'll show you fuel burn:

Sea Doo Speedster 430 hp Wake burns 2 gallons per mile towing.
That's a half a mile per U.S. gallon.
Look it up, it's a honest take,, all owners and magazine tests are reporting that too, and the Sea Doo is a POS.

We sold it are are looking forward to our new Tige' 340 hp.
A thrifty gas sipper in our book.
Nothing but Tiges' in the future for this family.

[da.bell]

No one said boating was cheap... I am sure you are aware but we all make good decisions based on what we know is the better gas mileage. Hope you get your boat soon so you can spend half of what you did with that SeaDoo.

[imscarlet]

1998 PRE2000 - 13ltrs/hour with 4 - 5 people and no ballast @ around 22mph wakeboarding with the 260hp merc ski comp engine. Uses up to 22ltrs/hour with 8 people on board with 400ltrs of water ballast

[donwarwick]

thx for all you coments guys! scoot i live in Northern Ireland so thats prob why u hv never heard of enniskillen its really nice i post some pics of it l8r 2day when i get back from work.

[whitlock87]

I have a 20V with the MP5.7 340hp.
I get about 18 L per hour.

[five o'clock]

thx for all you coments guys! scoot i live in Northern Ireland so thats prob why u hv never heard of enniskillen its really nice i post some pics of it l8r 2day when i get back from work.

donwarick,
I'd love to see those pics. I didn't know they sold Tige's in Ireland. Is there a lot of boating in Northern Ireland?

I'm not sure on how many liters per hour I am burning, I've never actually paid attention. I have a 335 hp engine and no balast usually run with three to four people in the boat and probably burn 35 gallons or 132.5 liters in a weekend.

[gman]

Between 6 and 7.5 gallons per hour on a 24V 340hp engine

[Domsz06]

don't take this the wrong way, but realistically, you pay to play. I couldn't even tell you how many gallons, liters or anything I use. I fill it up before I go out, and have fun. I know last summer I was out every weekend from April 1 to Sept 1.

I spent roughly 3K in gas for the whole summer. That's not counting the diesel to get to the lake