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Location: Cedarburg, Wisconsin | It's pretty much the weight of your rig and the cross section it presents for air resistance that will determine the mileage, not so much the size of the engine. Towed with big V8's, small V8's, big 6's, and small 6's with the same rig and they all got within two miles per gallon. The difference came in the ease of towing. The big V8 was slick, the small 6 worked its valves off with the pedal almost to the floor to hold interstate speeds. They others were OK. If there was a choice, I'd always go with a bigger V8 for a rig like mine that went about 3000#. It's not just the boat weight, remember to add in the crap in the boat when you are going on vacation, and the trailer too! An 1100 pound hull can tip the scales at 3000# for the rig in a heartbeat. |
