How many gallons per hour do you burn?

absolutofft · Outlaw Joined: 12 Oct 2003 Posts: 162 City: Langley

I'm running 2400 lbs of ballast in a mastercraft sportstar right now and am burning about 8 gallons/hour. In a larger wakeboarding style boat would you possibly burn less even with the same amount of ballast because those hull shapes are easier to sink?

chaz28o · Posted: Aug 09, 2004 4:40 am Post subject:

8's pretty good, I'm closer to 10 gph

Wakeboard boats weren't designed with fuel concerns as a major concern

Try to avoid WOT runs, if fuel cosumption is a concern. That's about all you can do

jvanick · Posted: Aug 09, 2004 4:42 am Post subject:

I run between 6 and 8 gph depending on how many people are out with us, and how much the rider crashes...

it's the takeoff that really burns fuel...

-J

Powaman · Outlaw Joined: 04 Jul 2004 Posts: 170 City: escanaba

Hmm My lil fuel friendly 4 cylinder I/Ouses maybe like 2,

dirtysparks · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 07 Jul 2004 Posts: 2428

Yep, my 3.0 only burns like 1/2 tank per day.....

sacrifice....good fuel economy or good wake Smile

boarder52002 · Soul Rider Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 454 City: Chicago

my x-star burns like 5 per hour with the ballast full and 3-5 people on board

absolutofft · Outlaw Joined: 12 Oct 2003 Posts: 162 City: Langley

How many lbs of ballast boarder?

boarder52002 · Soul Rider Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 454 City: Chicago

the factory ballast. i donno the 2 back tanks are probably like 250 lbs a piece and the center one is probably like 500. thats just a guess tho.

bmartin · Addict Joined: 05 Feb 2003 Posts: 794

I burn about 4-5 gals / hr. (1500lbs balast - 310HP 350MPI '00 Ski Centurion v-drive). Holly shizzle on the 8- 10 gals/hr - that seems really high compared to other boats. That is like 40 gallons of gas or $70 every 4-5 hours!

chaz28o · Posted: Aug 09, 2004 10:55 am Post subject:

bmartin, Yeah buddy - my boat holds 52 gallons and I've been averaging about 5.5 hours between fill ups

I'm at 65 hours now - I'm hoping that it will be broke in soon, and start giving a little better mileage...

boarder52002 · Soul Rider Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 454 City: Chicago

what kind of boat chaz28o

chaz28o · Posted: Aug 09, 2004 11:44 am Post subject:

Sky Supreme 208 w/ 350 Mercrusier - MPI (315 HP @ crank)

I have the 1/4 gear reduction - and I think that's eating into my mileage...

Sportster4Tec · Posted: Aug 09, 2004 12:58 pm Post subject:

The wedge burns fuel like crazy.

i36hyperlite · Posted: Aug 09, 2004 1:19 pm Post subject:

malibu sunsetter (350 carburated 300 hp) with 1500# + wedge + people= 5-6 gph
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jmarshall · Outlaw Joined: 16 Sep 2003 Posts: 123 City: Nashville

2004 Tige 22V, No ballast Tige/GM Vortec 5.7 EFI 4-6 gallons per hour.

boarder52002 · Soul Rider Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 454 City: Chicago

actually i just did a rough calculation and i found out that my x-star burns 3-5 gallons per hour on average

89 skier · Addict Joined: 30 Jun 2004 Posts: 729 City: Dallas

I've got an 89 Malibu Skier 350Mercruiser engine and 500lb fat sac in the rear with 6 people and I can get about 2.5 gph as long as I don't take long runs around the lake. The ramp we normally use is right in a cove and we usually don't leave that cove, but as soon as we take off around the main part of the lake, my gas mileage goes way down.

1time17 · Posted: Aug 10, 2004 6:49 pm Post subject:

i figure it take about $60 a day i buy the gas you by the beer is my motto

eliteii92g · Newbie Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 26 City: Knoxville

Man, you guys better hope the environmentalists don't see this thread.. Those SUV haters will become staunch WB boat haters and next thing you know there will be a bunch of nudist women protesting at the docks... Hmmm... nm, carry on.

And to keep on topic.. I never burn over 25gal a day. I'm guessing maybe 5 gallons per hour with 6 people. But we don't have any ballast in the boat either.. that will change soon. Then again we probably have more than average wipe-outs.

When we moved from a 175hp jet boat I barely notice a difference in gas consumption though. If anything we use less. I'm guessing maybe because it was a 2-stroke V6 and we always did powerturns when turning around...

blaydeman · Outlaw Joined: 03 Jun 2006 Posts: 119

what do you guys consider a day of wakeboarding? 4-5 hours or 6+

wakedude47 · Outlaw Joined: 08 Jul 2003 Posts: 159 City: discovery bay

I have a o3 sanger V210 with a 315 mpi. sacked out 2400lb + 5 people I am getting about 5.5 to 6 gallons a hour

andy mogg · Posted: Sep 30, 2006 1:05 am Post subject:

2006 VLX- We run maybe 6-9 hours a day on the weekends. Sometimes no Ballast. Sometimes ballast full with 8 people. It depends on the skill level of the wakeboarder and how many people pile in the boat. After 330 hours, about 25 liters/hour average which is about 6.5 gallons.

ATROPINE · Outlaw Joined: 14 Aug 2003 Posts: 197 City: Logandale, NV

I burned 36 gallons today in my Malibu 23 LSV with the 340 Monsoon, stock MLS ballast and wedge. We were on the lake a total of 9 hours, engine running probably at least 7.5-8 hours. 5 adults and 5 kids in the boat, and we made an extra 15-mile run each way down Lake Mead at 4500 rpm to explore the lake. I figure about 5 gph, which is almost identical to what I averaged with my last boat, a 1991 Malibu 20' direct-drive boat with 2000 lbs of ballast. Of course, it is all very conditional on how much time you spend at high-rpm's.

Kewlboarder27r · Soul Rider Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Posts: 497 City: Mound

In our boat it is about 7-8 between fillups. On my cousins X-9 it seems to be 10 or 11 GPH

andy mogg · Posted: Oct 03, 2006 11:34 pm Post subject:

Is it just me, or does 11 GPH seem pretty unrealistic?

Hangtime · Outlaw Joined: 14 Aug 2003 Posts: 160 City: Concord

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Kewlboarder27r · Soul Rider Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Posts: 497 City: Mound