fuel Consumption

[Aponte]

I have a 2000 380 Sundancer with twin 7.4 Mercs. I was recently given a electronic Floscan as a gift and had it installed. I must say it works great. Although I have noticed my starboard engine burns 2 gallons per hour more than my port. does anyone have advice on what should be checked.

 

[Hampton]

If this is an inboard boat (or even if not), you could check your props at a professional prop shop with a computerized prop scanner. If your engines both spin the normal direction, then one of your transmissions runs in reverse. If so (like mine), then the transmissions are geared differently, so the props have to be different pitches. It's not uncommon to have a shop match them up, like mine, and then you end up burning 2 gph more on one.

 

[mmcguire2002]

I burn more on Starboard as well...