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Home Port: Punta Gorda, Florida
Vessel Info: Looking to purchase a 3100 Open
Live in SW Florida
Best running speed? Most efficient use of fuel?
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Home Port: Ashtabula, OH
Vessel Info: 1986 Tiara 3600 Open, Crusader 454's
Most fuel efficient should be at 75% of WOT, which should put you between 3200 and 3400 RPM.
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Home Port: Kings Park, NY
Vessel Info: 2003 38' Open Cummin's 6CTA's (450 hp)
I owned a 1997 31 Open w/454 FI Crusaders and agree best running RPM is 3200-3400. At 3200 I ran @ 23 knots burning approx 32GPH.....
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Home Port: Long Island sound
Vessel Info: 1999 31 Tiara
454s
My 99 31 runs ideal at 3300 doing 21k knots. Fuel burn is about 30gph
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my 98 31 runs best at 3400 and burns 28gph on the river and 32gph in open water
3100 fuel efficiency
