barneyII
05-05-2010, 08:33 PM
Hi guys
just want to let you know about the fuel efficiency of my new 60 Suzuki. Have put it on a Haines 445C which had a 1996 50 hp Mercury 2st on it when I bought it late last year. Had to wait for the new suzuki's to come out after deciding to try it over the yamaha.
Worth the wait, really quite and GREAT on the fuel. Used to troll using 4.5 L/hr, now use less than 0.5 L/hr. These tests were using a Navman fuel flow meter and don't work where fuel flow drops below the 0.5 L/hr.
At cruising speed of 30-35 km/hr I use about 5-6 L/hr, much less than the 50 hp Merc 2st that was using about 14 L/hr. Trolls at a great speed and sits on the plane really well.
After having it for about 20 hrs now, my only complaint would be where the telltale is. It is on the starboard side and when you flush the outboard with the hose it sprays back off the hose. I liked the older suzuki's that you could spin the telltale around at the back and face upwards so you could first see that they were running (too quiet) and also see the telltale easily when on the plane.
Here is a pic of my fuel economy graph - note the exceptional fuel efficiency when trolling, but just as good when doing 30 km per hour (at least using half of what I was using).
Andrew
just want to let you know about the fuel efficiency of my new 60 Suzuki. Have put it on a Haines 445C which had a 1996 50 hp Mercury 2st on it when I bought it late last year. Had to wait for the new suzuki's to come out after deciding to try it over the yamaha.
Worth the wait, really quite and GREAT on the fuel. Used to troll using 4.5 L/hr, now use less than 0.5 L/hr. These tests were using a Navman fuel flow meter and don't work where fuel flow drops below the 0.5 L/hr.
At cruising speed of 30-35 km/hr I use about 5-6 L/hr, much less than the 50 hp Merc 2st that was using about 14 L/hr. Trolls at a great speed and sits on the plane really well.
After having it for about 20 hrs now, my only complaint would be where the telltale is. It is on the starboard side and when you flush the outboard with the hose it sprays back off the hose. I liked the older suzuki's that you could spin the telltale around at the back and face upwards so you could first see that they were running (too quiet) and also see the telltale easily when on the plane.
Here is a pic of my fuel economy graph - note the exceptional fuel efficiency when trolling, but just as good when doing 30 km per hour (at least using half of what I was using).
Andrew