Carl dalmas
Member
- Feb 6, 2019
- 52
- Boat Info
- 1988 340ec sundancer sea ray raymarine radar cetrek auto pilot 300hp diesels fitted
- Engines
- 300hp 6.5 marine diesel 395 chevy 6.5 L shafts 25lts fuel per hour both engines ! Real true figures
Hi everyone
Have owned a 340 for neally 25yrs love the boat !
Its a very lonely place in the uk too own one! because they are rare boat over here!
never met anyone with one !
The cost off running one is stupid ! With gas engines
here a gallon fuel price which is 4.5 ltrs per gallon a US gallon is 4ltrs = $7.80 per gallon
The story off my boat
I bought the boat with 300hrs on her first converted her to run on lpg gas 166 ltrs lpg per 20 miles !
Cost at time £50 as Gasuline or petrol as we say here cost then £150 for same trip
Then i blew an engine up ! and decided too fit
Two brand new hammerhead 300hp deisels supercharged 2005 yr
Cost running at time was £10 per hour red deisel
The only way i could afford to run her !
Fuel figures
Gas per hour 220ltrs
Lpg per hour 166ltrs
Deisel hour. 25.6 ltrs
A big differance !
Todays cost is £17.60 = 18.5 knts per hour !
$1.30=£1
I removed the twin benchs and table inside and made a leather setee arrangment
Changed the canopy too give more deck space ! Would be nice to speak to people with same boat
Also i find it difficult to get spares for her over here
Need to replace hatchs ? Anybody know best replacements for 340 ec ps what does DA mean on sea ray
Will post some pictures later off changes
Kind regards carl
Have owned a 340 for neally 25yrs love the boat !
Its a very lonely place in the uk too own one! because they are rare boat over here!
never met anyone with one !
The cost off running one is stupid ! With gas engines
here a gallon fuel price which is 4.5 ltrs per gallon a US gallon is 4ltrs = $7.80 per gallon
The story off my boat
I bought the boat with 300hrs on her first converted her to run on lpg gas 166 ltrs lpg per 20 miles !
Cost at time £50 as Gasuline or petrol as we say here cost then £150 for same trip
Then i blew an engine up ! and decided too fit
Two brand new hammerhead 300hp deisels supercharged 2005 yr
Cost running at time was £10 per hour red deisel
The only way i could afford to run her !
Fuel figures
Gas per hour 220ltrs
Lpg per hour 166ltrs
Deisel hour. 25.6 ltrs
A big differance !
Todays cost is £17.60 = 18.5 knts per hour !
$1.30=£1
I removed the twin benchs and table inside and made a leather setee arrangment
Changed the canopy too give more deck space ! Would be nice to speak to people with same boat
Also i find it difficult to get spares for her over here
Need to replace hatchs ? Anybody know best replacements for 340 ec ps what does DA mean on sea ray
Will post some pictures later off changes
Kind regards carl
