Even if you were taking it easy and only averaging 3 knots that is 51 miles
on 3 gallons for 17 mpg. Unbelievable!

Sounds like the gasket project will be a good one for us, too.

Thanks,

Ken
Moonshadow II

----- Original Message -----
From: "Philip Iannaccone" <pmi@northwestern.edu>
To: <baba-l@ballreich.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 6:49 PM
Subject: RE: [Baba-L] fuel consumption.

> Thanks to all for the advice! Today was more wind than we were
> comfortable with so we went to the fuel dock. We have clocked 17 hours
> and and topped up with 3 gallons. So it looks like our use pattern was
> conservatively 5 hours/ gallon. It may be that we were taking it too easy
> with the Yanmar and that there was too much idling going on. I am told
> our sooty exhaust is because of carbon build up from not running the
> engine hard enough. I guess we should be at 85% maximum for at least 15
> min every time we start the engine.
>
> I also promised a follow up on our port light project (replacing the
> gasket material). As advertised on the web site the Fawcett gasket
> material is perfect and the suggestion that some caulking material be used
> to hold the gasket material in place was a very good one. I have
> completed 5 of the port lights so far using a silicon caulk and it works a
> treat! Also as advertised the biggest problem is the yucky mess the old
> material makes when preping the port light. It takes me about 1
> hour/window. I have 5 more to go.
>
> Phil
>
> s/v Adoxographi
>

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