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Originally Posted by Seaplane Pilot
I don't want to throw bombs at anyone in particular, but I dread the thought of the cabin cruisers plowing by, throwing up 4' wakes with the lake at these levels. Throw in the high price of gas, which adds more incentive to cruise at plowing speed.  |
Plowing speed is the worst gas mileage. Cruiser owners should know that a planing boat gets the best MPG at "no wake" speeds or just fully on plane. Those middle speeds, where the boat is climbing out of the hole, are the worst for MPG and for wakes. On a typical boat, the more wake you make the more gas you use. Of course what people should know and what they do are not always the same.
Very high speeds near wide open throttle also hurt your MPG, but no one thinks there saving fuel at full speed.