tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13009942.post5410697096542291772..comments2023-07-10T03:34:03.189-07:00Comments on s.v.Indigo: Our Footprints. v. Indigohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17195836375243069310noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13009942.post-30741425747385554932008-07-25T13:35:00.000-07:002008-07-25T13:35:00.000-07:00Fellow Nauticaters or is that Nauticatites: Kaj...Fellow Nauticaters or is that Nauticatites: Kaj gave me the figures for our NC 39....if memory serves me: @ 5 kts .30 litres of diesel per Nautical mile and @ 7.4 kts .65 l/nm. Yours ought to be around 1.5X that consumption given that your boat weights at least 1.5times and most likely requires 1.5 the horsepower to drive her. Another interesting tidbit.(fact)...you use 1 gallon per hour of diesel for every 16 horsepower....check it out! If your boat it putting out 32 hp (continuosly) you will burn 2 gal/hour.Our 39 uses about 15-16 hp to drive it at around 6 1/2 to 7 kts....it burns 1.0 gal per hour. My conclusion..... Sail whenever possible, motorsail whenever you cannot sail (and the sail does not flop around too much)....and slow down to 5-6 kts...you mileage will be much much better than at 7 or 8. JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13009942.post-6527486251512362592008-07-23T10:27:00.000-07:002008-07-23T10:27:00.000-07:00You have the ultimate hybrid! I once read that it ...You have the ultimate hybrid! I once read that it should not be how many miles you get per gallon, but how many gallons you get per mile! Try that...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13009942.post-13450420766069576942008-07-18T06:19:00.000-07:002008-07-18T06:19:00.000-07:00Great post!Great post!Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984938352289290109noreply@blogger.com