[Rhodes22-list] Rhodes 22 Fuel Mileage

[Steve]

Hey Roger
My 4.5hp Johnson 2 stroke uses about 1 sometime 2, 6
gallon tank a year.  But I mostly just use it to get
out of the slip.  The only things that make me use
more fuel is when I motor to the bar that on our lake.
 But Liquor consumption is allowed to offset fuel
consumption:-) My motor once I get it up to speed
probably run a little under 5 knots but I would guess
since I uselly don't push it, closer to an average of
4 knots.  I don't know how many miles I run so I have
nothing to divide this by.

Your right about 2 strokes spitting out oil & fuel. 
They always have.  But since I spend a lot extra in
cigarette taxes, beer taxes, etc.; In my opinion the
government can take my share of tax money and clean up
after me. I would much rather them do that as appose
to giving it to some SOB who has never work a day in
his life.  Also, the good thing about my 2 stroke is
that it will run on Bourbon & 7:-)
Steve

 

 
--- Roger Pihlaja <cen09402 at centurytel.net> wrote:
> Hi Everybody,
> 
> The recent discussion re 4-cycle vs. 2-cycle
> outboards got me wondering what kind of fuel mileage
> the new engines, that some you rave about, are
> achieving in actual service on your Rhodes 22's.
> 
> Fortunately, I've lived on the same Sanford Lake
> since 1976.   Over the years, I've been able to do
> multiple fuel consumption tests in roughly the same
> conditions; same 1976 R-22, dead calm, little or no
> current, & with just me on board motoring around at
> hull speed (about 5-1/4 knots).  Our 2-cycle
> Evinrude 6 consistantly got about 6 nm/gal.  Our
> current 4-cycle Honda 8 consistantly gets about 10
> nm/gal.  This difference is right in line with
> Honda's fuel consumption advertising.
> 
> So, that's my data.  How are your outboards doing
> relative to that benchmark?
> 
> Roger Pihlaja
> S/V Dynamic Equilibrium   
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