What is your fuel consumption

Donald Tyson · Joined: 24 Jul 2023 Posts: 550 Photos: Thistle

Golden era boats for sure. We love to visit Mystic and Newport every few years and one can still see the Alberg effect there.

Donald Tyson · Joined: 24 Jul 2023 Posts: 550 Photos: Thistle

The one thing I disliked about using a 6hp on a heavy heavy boat is not the going but rather the stopping. Getting into a slip and stopping was a trick when alone. I had to take micro adjustment to stop in time. But when underway it was quiet and pleasant.

gulfcoast john · Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2024 8:55 pm Post subject:

I contend the difference is trivial...around 3 MPG for a CD 22 with 90-100 HP vs around 2 MPG for a big TC255 with 300-350 HP. We all agree on that.

The average US boat is used only 75-150 HOURS PER YEAR, and not all of that would be at cruising speeds. Do the math.

The $200,000 CD 26 for sale here for $140,000 tends to support my point.

Where our pocket yachts really excell compared to the (2023) avg Looper 45 ft boat alternative is in the cost to move it 1,000 miles. For the past 12 years we trailer 1,OOO miles to a 5 star resort marina in south FL for six weeks. At over 11.5 MPG, if diesel is $4/gallon it costs us a grand total of $420. That is 1,080 hours on the boat (not 75 hours) as if it is a 28 ft floating RV. Overall marina cost with the discount is less than staying at home.

If you want to move a 45 ft boat 1,000 miles it costs a fortune and can not be done in two days for triple that.

The ability to sling our little camper boats all over the country with a std pickup or less is what makes them a bargain...not the MPG they get on the water.

Don, consider attending the Hontoon Hoot by car and see a bunch of them side by side. We'll give you guys a ride over if the ferry is not running since we plan to stay at Hontoon Landing marina...nice rooms and cabins.

Happy Hunting!
John

Donald Tyson · Joined: 24 Jul 2023 Posts: 550 Photos: Thistle

Send us info. I will be in FL only once this fall. Maybe it will work. Wife works full time. Any shows next yr?
I get the advantages to the trailerable boat but I wasn't sure if a larger boat wouldn't be more appropriate for the initial and contiguous loop.

flatfishfool · Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2024 2:30 am Post subject:

I’ve owned 3 C-Dory’s, here are my stats:

22’ Angler with 90hp 4-stroke got 4-5mpg at 14mph cruise
22’ Cruiser with twin 40hp 4-strokes got 3.5-4.5mpg at 20mph cruise
24’ TomCat with twin 115hp 4-strokes gets 2.5-3mpg at 25mph cruise

I’m getting bigger and faster and using more fuel : )

Donald Tyson · Joined: 24 Jul 2023 Posts: 550 Photos: Thistle

Interesting stats.
Do you like the 24 cat?

thataway · Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2024 4:44 pm Post subject:

flatfishfool · Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2024 6:05 pm Post subject:

Donald Tyson · Joined: 24 Jul 2023 Posts: 550 Photos: Thistle

So in My 24' Carolina Skiff you just slow down and you can uncomfortably slog through anything. If a Cat gets in too big of waves do you do the same...just slow it way back and slog it out?

thataway · Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2024 3:47 pm Post subject:

A lot depends on the peroid of the waves, as well as the height. An 8 foot swell at a peroid of30 seconds is an up and down ride, but does not slow you down.

The cat excels in short steep chop up to about 2 1/2 feet. We had 3' chop in our bay from "northers" up to 50 mph of breeze--where it is about 12 miles from the ICW to our house. In that case with a very sort period--lets say 8 seconds, we would go faster to be sure to have kept as much of an air cushion as possible. We crank the speed up to about 35 mph and get on top of the waves--so in that situation faster is better.
The Tom Cat does not have enough tunnel clearance. My Caracal cat has about 6" of tunnel clearance at rest, and it does not close the tunnel. Thus it rides as well or sometimes better than the longer Tom Cat 255.

The Tom Cat does not do well at slow speeds into chop--lots of "slam" and spray flying...