boats/fuel economy

88skisupreme · Backside 180 Joined: 11 Nov 2004 Posts: 1342 City: ATX

http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2008/04/20/weekinreview/20mouawad-graphic-1.html

EJazzle · Posted: Apr 24, 2008 9:21 am Post subject:

i'm the reason for that! i have a V10 excursion on a 10 inch lift
i am sorry world!

SwissArmyKnife · Pop Shuvit Joined: 30 Nov 2007 Posts: 152 City: PawPaw

mastercraft used to make jet skis. they were called WetJet... never really took off

Jim.Branton · Guest

they need to make jetski's with perfect pass that would be the ticket

samcollett · Posted: Apr 24, 2008 6:31 pm Post subject:

RUSSIAN · Posted: Apr 24, 2008 6:50 pm Post subject:

stOAKed · Backside 180 Joined: 28 Oct 2007 Posts: 1946

cheapskate · Guest

RUSSIAN, very good point Very Happy

coricluster · Backside 180 Joined: 23 Apr 2007 Posts: 1826 City: berlin

i got 2 deisel vehicles, talk about a kick in the face for fuel....4.29 a gallon here

cheapskate · Guest

coricluster, Sad

, hopefully you use them for work

EJazzle · Posted: Apr 24, 2008 9:36 pm Post subject:

samcollett, youre a hippy compared to me

cheapskate · Guest

EJazzle, yeah that excur. is serious. I remember posting and telling you to sell that thing and take the suburban. Very Happy

samcollett · Posted: Apr 24, 2008 9:39 pm Post subject:

EJazzle, hahah. convert your shat to veggie oil and then we'll be even.

EJazzle · Posted: Apr 24, 2008 9:41 pm Post subject:

samcollett, dude its gas. which is even worse! i get 7 mpg Bang Head

samcollett · Posted: Apr 24, 2008 9:48 pm Post subject:

EJazzle, i LOVE needing to have a truck. for my lifestyle, i couldn't drive a car. i wish they'd come out with a hybrid truck like the new tahoes. the tacoma would be sold in a month if they did. mine is lifted three inches with 34" BFG all terrains, but i've got a couple under the hood mods that bump my mpg up around 18. stock it was probably 20 but either way, 30 mpg on a hybrid truck would be immaculate.

cheapskate · Guest

samcollett, GM does have some hybrid trucks

dguimbellot · Faceplant Joined: 09 Jun 2005 Posts: 8 City: Windermere

As someone else said an electric engine with the old style NiMH batteries would work well in a boat. Lithium Ion batteries are prone to heat and fire today. That doesn't work well in a boat where the fire danger is much higher.

Diesel is a good option. even though the fuel is more expensive the higher torque at lower RPM translates into better fuel economy in a wake boat.

SOmeone from Europe please chime in here because i've read lots of articles about diesel enabled wake boats before.

The ski is the way to go for skating though. i just got one because it makes too much sense not to have one for learning new stuff.

coricluster · Backside 180 Joined: 23 Apr 2007 Posts: 1826 City: berlin

i am converting my land cruiser diesel to veggie oil. its a super super easy conversion, costs about 400 bucks and after thats its FREEE. i found a local restaraunt that is willing to give me their used oil. i drop of a 55 gallon drum, they fill it and acll me to come get it. u have tto run it through a filter but other than that is easy. at 4.31 a gallon for diesel. i am more than willing to do a lil extra work for free fuel.

stOAKed · Backside 180 Joined: 28 Oct 2007 Posts: 1946

Mastercraft is offering a diesel in their boats.

EJazzle · Posted: May 01, 2008 2:09 pm Post subject:

bigtwake, it was a demo boat.. i think