Had the boat out this weekend and she's running great.

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• Handymans342 Member Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭✭

  May 2018

  25 GPH is all I see. Wow!

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• LaRea Member, Moderator Posts: 7,722 mod

  May 2018

  Yeah, I'm burning 36 at that speed.  The 342 is such a great boat!

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• reneechris14 Member Posts: 3,134 ✭✭✭✭✭

  May 2018

  Those 24 pitch props pay off. I have 22's and I was at 3600~3700 to stay at 28mph last weekend. I did move my pins on my drives and it planes off in 8 seconds  (fresh bottom paint) and mama has not had a chance to fill every spot up with stuff.

  2005 Rinker FV342  Pawcatuck river,Ct

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• Liberty44140 Member Posts: 4,373 ✭✭✭✭✭

  May 2018

  I’m similar to Chris, 3700ish rpm to be at 28ish mph. 22p 3 blades. Planes nice and fast though. Top out at 41mph. 

  07' Cruisers 390 (Previous Rinker's: 06' 342EC & 01' 310FV)
  
  

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• Stodge Member Posts: 2,738 ✭✭✭✭

  May 2018

  I have 3 blade 24 pitch.  If I could get 2MPG out of 4 blade props I'd switch. 

  2002 FV 342 on Lake St. Clair - Past Commodore SHC - Vessel Examiner USCGAUX

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• Dream_Inn Member, Moderator Posts: 7,652 mod

  May 2018

  At 29mph, I'm around 3550 rpm and 40 GPH (maybe a tad less).  I usually cruise just a bit faster at 37-3800 rpm and get 33mph, 43GPH.

  Dream 'Inn III -- 2008 400 Express

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• Handymans342 Member Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭✭

  May 2018

  I cruise at 26 now on plane with the 4 blade props at about 2900 rpm and 18 gph. I top out at 3500 and 34 mph at 24 gph.  

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• Stodge Member Posts: 2,738 ✭✭✭✭

  May 2018

  Handymans342 said:

  I cruise at 26 now on plane with the 4 blade props at about 2900 rpm and 18 gph. I top out at 3500 and 34 mph at 24 gph.  

  Now that is tempting.  
  
  So to break even, assuming 2 sets of 4 blade Hills would run me about $2000, and assuming gas at $4/gal I would save about $77 for every 100 miles I drive the boat.  So after around 2,500 miles on the boat I'd break even.  
  
  We do travel a good bit so it should only take us 3 to 5 years for the props to pay for themselves.
  
  

  2002 FV 342 on Lake St. Clair - Past Commodore SHC - Vessel Examiner USCGAUX

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• Handymans342 Member Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭✭

  May 2018

  Remember @Stodge I have diesels and Bravo 2s

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• Stodge Member Posts: 2,738 ✭✭✭✭

  May 2018

  Oooooops.  Never mind.

  2002 FV 342 on Lake St. Clair - Past Commodore SHC - Vessel Examiner USCGAUX

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• Stodge Member Posts: 2,738 ✭✭✭✭

  May 2018

  shawnmjr said:

  Stodge said:

  Handymans342 said:

  I cruise at 26 now on plane with the 4 blade props at about 2900 rpm and 18 gph. I top out at 3500 and 34 mph at 24 gph.  

  Now that is tempting.  
  
  So to break even, assuming 2 sets of 4 blade Hills would run me about $2000, and assuming gas at $4/gal I would save about $77 for every 100 miles I drive the boat.  So after around 2,500 miles on the boat I'd break even.  
  
  We do travel a good bit so it should only take us 3 to 5 years for the props to pay for themselves.
  
  

  We never get back what we put in. I think that is in the boating law book. 

  Agreed, but it would be an easier sell for that kind of improvement.  If I factor in re-powering to diesel then the price tag gets a little high.  

  2002 FV 342 on Lake St. Clair - Past Commodore SHC - Vessel Examiner USCGAUX

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• Wildboating Member Posts: 957 ✭✭✭

  May 2018

  Want to trade motors?

  2003 Rinker 342 Fiesta Vee, 350 Mag MPI, Bravo 3 2.20:1 w/ 22p 4 x4 props
  
  

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• Stodge Member Posts: 2,738 ✭✭✭✭

  May 2018

  Wildboating said:

  Want to trade motors?

  No thanks.  Finally have them humming along like they're supposed to.

  2002 FV 342 on Lake St. Clair - Past Commodore SHC - Vessel Examiner USCGAUX

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