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Old 13 January 2006, 17:00   #81
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Here's a link to a Swedish boat magazine, with pretty much that data. Suzuki, with larger prop running 57l/hr at 5000 RPM.. pretty much identical to Suzui's published data....which is pretty much in line with what us Suzuki 250 owners are finding.... Yes I can improve a bit... but 24L/Hr...? http://www.thehulltruth.com/forums/t...rt=26&posts=41 ...and I've seen a video of some Swedes in action and believe me they knew were their elbows were.....
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.... Yes I can improve a bit... but 24L/Hr...?
I think you're probably right - 24 does look very low - but what matters is the boat speed vs. consumption.

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The 24l/h for the Suzuki could be correct - we don't know what the boat speed was. If the propeller that was fitted had a short pitch, the boat speed would be low, the engine lightly loaded and it could well not be using much fuel.
I don't need to own a Suzuki to work out that figure is wrong - if you read all of the information you will see that the engines were run with the manufacturers supplied prop, so that's that theory out of the window! Besides the rev limit of a 4 stroke (I think we're all agreed that's a misprint as well) would be lower than the 2 strokes, so that would mean the Suzi would be higher up its rev range - hence the results could actually be worse for the 4 strokes making the 24 l/h even more suspect!

All of the above IMHO of course!
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Old 14 January 2006, 14:55   #84
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I don't need to own a Suzuki to work out that figure is wrong - if you read all of the information you will see that the engines were run with the manufacturers supplied prop, so that's that theory out of the window! Besides the rev limit of a 4 stroke (I think we're all agreed that's a misprint as well) would be lower than the 2 strokes, so that would mean the Suzi would be higher up its rev range - hence the results could actually be worse for the 4 strokes making the 24 l/h even more suspect!

All of the above IMHO of course!
Agree- ish - but my main point was that the way the data was presented we can't take any useful information from it.
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yes we can,,,the price, all far too expensive
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I think the RIB international , test is good to compaire the engines together, but the fuel consumption is way off ....... yeaterday at 5000rp our opti was drinking 60l/h and we can get it to to go to 90l/h if we abuse the laughing stick enough
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I hope i am not repeating any thing but having been to the Boat Show
and spoken to all the engine people it seams this Rib Int test is now famous
if nothing else its got the makers at each other throats i/e how good there product is ,so mybe this error as been a good thing also look at the coverage
JBT as got . I would like to agree with the post that said roughly,
We spend any where beteen 30k and 60k on this type on boat/engine package and we are nit picking about wether its going to cost £50 more for a days outing.
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......also look at the coverage JBT as got . ....
Yeah.....RIVA.... has shown what a knowledgeable and pleasant chap he is......
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Yeah.....RIVA.... has shown what a knowledgeable and pleasant chap he is......
Well when I went to Ribex I was treated better by him than anyone else there - he has also been great on this forum apart from ONE momentary lapse!!!
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I hope i am not repeating any thing but having been to the Boat Show
and spoken to all the engine people it seams this Rib Int test is now famous
if nothing else its got the makers at each other throats i/e how good there product is ,so mybe this error as been a good thing also look at the coverage
JBT as got . I would like to agree with the post that said roughly,
We spend any where beteen 30k and 60k on this type on boat/engine package and we are nit picking about wether its going to cost £50 more for a days outing.
I totally agree Roy, the constant wittering about how much fuel an engine burns. We spend £1000's on our Ribs, £100's on running costs and then start whinging over £20 worth of fuel. In my view if your chucking fuel in the thing then your using it, the more it's used the more value your getting out of owning it. Big engines burn lots smaller engines burn less.
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Well when I went to Ribex I was treated better by him than anyone else there


Did you come and see us? And did you go to everyone at the show?
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Well when I went to Ribex I was treated better by him than anyone else there -
When he was trying to sell you something....

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he has also been great on this forum apart from ONE momentary lapse!!!
When someone had the audacity to question some figures published in a magazine.....

Ain't seen no apology to Dave yet... have you?
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I am not hypocritical enough to claim I am trying to reduce Global warming. I burn fuel for pleasure and work .

Those however who plan on having non amphibious great grandchildren might be concerned how much fuel they use.
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listen i wont apolagise for what i said my coment was made because someone presumed they knew how it was done prior asking .

the old thing of ask first

second i was very clear in my wording that all info was supplied by the manafacturer and not a dealer


and i think you should realise by now i treat every one the same .
past presant or future customer

and thats quite a few thousand people now
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listen i wont apolagise for what i said my coment was made because
That is entirely up to you but as you are fond of "old things" try.. "Manners maketh the man"...


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second i was very clear in my wording that all info was supplied by the manafacturer and not a dealer
So why did you become rude and defensive, when someone pointed out that the figures were blatantly wrong?

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and i think you should realise by now i treat every one the same .
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..and therefore after you display of manners when asked to explain technical inaccuracies, "Caveat Emptor" should fit nicely...
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manners have theier place , and are usualy recipricated , except when the first statment is your time and effort are not appricated and no faith should be placed in the things gained from it .

and i wont evan ask how you conducted it . and evan when told all facts are supplied by manfactures . think its my job to question it , its up to the manafacture to supply facts . to a journalist .

so i think we should leve it there dont you .


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Dunc, is that because your tight as a duck's behind!!!!
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Did you come and see us? And did you go to everyone at the show?
It was the show in 2004 - BEFORE that wow boat of your was available!!!
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That's as maybe but so was everyone else!!!
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