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With the 225, when I put it in gear it does around 2 knots (can't remember exactly). It's perfect speed for trolling live mackeral!!! Thats all I know. At 25 knots it runs around 4000. Again, this is an estimate. I can't remember exactly. The 4-stroke is fantastic on gas until you start running around 5000 rpm's, then it burns some fuel. If your fishing inshore, fuel is not an issue. On day's that I went off-shore (30 miles plus), I definatley burned some fuel. Maybe around 35 gallons on a 75 mile round trip. I should probably have kept a better record, but in the end I would still go on the long trips.....I had a 190cc with a 115 Suzuki 4-stroke. I could run it all week long on a half a tank. I put around 1100 hours on it in a little over two years without a single issue. But I have to say, I am 100 times happier with the 238. Much better performance, much better construction, and I don't have to "pick my days" to go off-shore.
If your interested, I would be more than willing to take you for a cruise when I launch again in April.
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