How much boat is required.?
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itannum990 said:
How the f
k did he manage that?!
V8 FOU said:
Most large ish 30ft+ say, will do about 1 or 2mpg. The real problem is that running on red diesel, at £1 per litre or less, is only usable in the UK. If you venture into Europe, especially Holland or Belgium, you WILL be fined. France has a bit more laissez - faire. Also remember, it takes around 2000 litres of white to remove all traces of red.
They key to any boat adventures is training and experience. I would suggest that your first couple of long passages are done with someone who has experience - there are plenty of people who do this for a living.
The flat-bottomed boat above? Keep to rivers and coastal. Especially with those old engines.
They key to any boat adventures is training and experience. I would suggest that your first couple of long passages are done with someone who has experience - there are plenty of people who do this for a living.
The flat-bottomed boat above? Keep to rivers and coastal. Especially with those old engines.
I used to have a Fairline Targa 27 with twin V8 Mercruisers. Flat out at 46kts, it was doing 3GPM...schmalex said:
V8 FOU said:
Most large ish 30ft+ say, will do about 1 or 2mpg. The real problem is that running on red diesel, at £1 per litre or less, is only usable in the UK. If you venture into Europe, especially Holland or Belgium, you WILL be fined. France has a bit more laissez - faire. Also remember, it takes around 2000 litres of white to remove all traces of red.
They key to any boat adventures is training and experience. I would suggest that your first couple of long passages are done with someone who has experience - there are plenty of people who do this for a living.
The flat-bottomed boat above? Keep to rivers and coastal. Especially with those old engines.
They key to any boat adventures is training and experience. I would suggest that your first couple of long passages are done with someone who has experience - there are plenty of people who do this for a living.
The flat-bottomed boat above? Keep to rivers and coastal. Especially with those old engines.
I used to have a Fairline Targa 27 with twin V8 Mercruisers. Flat out at 46kts, it was doing 3GPM...Roverload said:
schmalex said:
V8 FOU said:
Most large ish 30ft+ say, will do about 1 or 2mpg. The real problem is that running on red diesel, at £1 per litre or less, is only usable in the UK. If you venture into Europe, especially Holland or Belgium, you WILL be fined. France has a bit more laissez - faire. Also remember, it takes around 2000 litres of white to remove all traces of red.
They key to any boat adventures is training and experience. I would suggest that your first couple of long passages are done with someone who has experience - there are plenty of people who do this for a living.
The flat-bottomed boat above? Keep to rivers and coastal. Especially with those old engines.
They key to any boat adventures is training and experience. I would suggest that your first couple of long passages are done with someone who has experience - there are plenty of people who do this for a living.
The flat-bottomed boat above? Keep to rivers and coastal. Especially with those old engines.
I used to have a Fairline Targa 27 with twin V8 Mercruisers. Flat out at 46kts, it was doing 3GPM...Ohgodyes
Doing the Needles to Cherbourg in 88 minutes for a dinner reservation on a Friday evening and then getting back to Lymington for 0200 was a particular highlight!!
It was a lovely boat and we very rarely maxed the performance. However, that said, as a yacht racer at heart, I did find the whole powerboat experience a little numb. With yachts, the pleasure is in the journey. With powerboats, the pleasure is in the destination.
Doing the Needles to Cherbourg in 88 minutes for a dinner reservation on a Friday evening and then getting back to Lymington for 0200 was a particular highlight!!
It was a lovely boat and we very rarely maxed the performance. However, that said, as a yacht racer at heart, I did find the whole powerboat experience a little numb. With yachts, the pleasure is in the journey. With powerboats, the pleasure is in the destination.
Edited by schmalex on Tuesday 9th September 22:16
V8 Fettler said:
As I recall, there was a chap in Newquay a few years ago who planned to run a Nasty boat on the original Deltics as a fast small ferry to the Scillys and France. I understand that plans changed and the Deltics are now elsewhere
I could think of easier ways of going broke! Especially as RR are pretty much the only source of spares and advice for Napiers. He would have an easier, if not cheaper, time trying to run one of the gas turbine boats. schmalex said:
I used to have a Fairline Targa 27 with twin V8 Mercruisers. Flat out at 46kts, it was doing 3GPM...That is with 2 Ford Dorset/Sabre 245's in good condition.
I was speaking with a geezer in the marina a while ago who had just bought a Binliner with a SBC engine. I asked about fuel and he said, "well I've used £600 worth of petrol in the last month"! "Been far?" "Not really" EEEk!
V8 FOU said:
schmalex said:
I used to have a Fairline Targa 27 with twin V8 Mercruisers. Flat out at 46kts, it was doing 3GPM...That is with 2 Ford Dorset/Sabre 245's in good condition.
I was speaking with a geezer in the marina a while ago who had just bought a Binliner with a SBC engine. I asked about fuel and he said, "well I've used £600 worth of petrol in the last month"! "Been far?" "Not really" EEEk!
But with some imagination, it could look nice...
- Awlgrip the top sides very dark blue
- Paint the cabin white
- Put some teak decks down
- Remove the flybridge and turn it into more of a retro-targa type look
- Get some good coats of varnish on the wood
- Shine up the chrome
- Not sure it's got one, but put a small, teak layed bathing platform on the transom
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