Cruising the ICW

[Chris Burkard]

Below is a 40 with Cummins 450s. If you have the 480 Cummins or the CATs, let me know and I'll post the performance for those.

4000 Expess - Diesel
Cummins 6CTA8.3 (450 HP)
PERFORMANCE REPORT
Date tested: 8/16/1994 Test Engineer: Mike Ward
Hull Number: SSUM4028C495
Location: Holland, MI - Lake Michigan
Weather: Calm
Water / Air Temp: 60 / 85
Propeller: 24x25x3, Michigan Wheel
Gear Ratio: ZF302 V-LD 1.65:1
Fuel Capacity: 444 gallons
Fuel/Water/Waste: 61%/83%/10%
People on Board: 1 person
Gear on Board: Approximately 300 lbs.
PERFORMANCE:
Acceleration: 8 sec. Wake sep. / 16 sec. 1st drop
Optimum Cruise Speed: 24.2 / 28.2 MPH
Range at Optimum Cruise: 305 / 297 Statute Miles
RPM MPH Knots GPH MPG dB,A Trim Angle Estimated Range
(Statue Miles)
700 6.3 5.5 1.8 3.50 70 0.0 1392
1000 9.9 8.6 4.7 2.10 77 1.0 838
1500 12.6 11.0 15.2 0.83 82 4.0 330
1800 16.3 14.2 22.6 0.72 83 5.5 287
2000 19.7 17.1 27.2 0.72 84 6.0 288
2200 24.2 21.0 31.6 0.77 85 6.5 305
2400 28.2 24.5 37.8 0.75 87 6.0 397
2625 31.5 27.4 46.0 0.68 88 5.5 272
Comments: Full cruising gear and personal items on board.
Boat tested with convertible top and forward filler and camper canvas
Full electronics package on arch (radar, VHF, GPS, TV/AM/FM)
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