Author Topic: Bavaria 30 cruiser fuel consumption  (Read 1906 times)

Barry@lindsley.co.uk

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Bavaria 30 cruiser fuel consumption
« on: July 13 2022, 10:11 »
Can anyone tell me what the fuel consumption is likely to be for my Bavaria 30 cruiser? The fuel gauge is-not working, so need to know for longer journeys before I fix it?

nightowle

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Re: Bavaria 30 cruiser fuel consumption
« Reply #1 on: July 13 2022, 11:23 »
probably 1/2 gallon per hour.
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symphony2

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Re: Bavaria 30 cruiser fuel consumption
« Reply #2 on: July 13 2022, 11:26 »
1.7-2l an hour, probably at the lower end if you have a 20hp engine.

Barry@lindsley.co.uk

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Re: Bavaria 30 cruiser fuel consumption
« Reply #3 on: July 13 2022, 12:27 »
It’s an 18hp Volvo penta

sunshine

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Re: Bavaria 30 cruiser fuel consumption
« Reply #4 on: July 13 2022, 14:00 »
At 2600rpm on a d1-20 then about 1.5l/h.  Consumption goes up quite a bit at 3000rpm.  If you budget on 2l/h that should be on the safe side.  As you'll know, it can be hard to fully fill the tank before it starts frothing and the gun cuts out. So maybe assume you don't start with a really full tank unless you dribble in the last 5-10 litres.

Barry@lindsley.co.uk

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Re: Bavaria 30 cruiser fuel consumption
« Reply #5 on: July 18 2022, 21:19 »
Thank you

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Re: Bavaria 30 cruiser fuel consumption
« Reply #6 on: July 21 2022, 16:22 »
Hi, I’m on a tour with the Bav 34, 29HP MD2030 and my consumption is also arround 2 l/h (high end, probably less; will see after refilling). Motoring at   ~2200 rpm / 5,5 kts over 30h in the last week.

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