the price of petro is crazy and goin up .i fish w/ guys that pitch in so it dont hurt as bad to fill up 3o or 40 gal. a day off shore .but i have a flow scan monatoring unit about 14yrs now its great""" when i run to a spot ,i set my tack and trim tabs and watch my flo scan i tweak all 3 of themfor the best rpms,speed fuel eceo. and smoothness of ride ...on average for me its around 22 to 26 mph @ about 8-9 gals per hour depending on sea cond. it also monators total fuel use .. im glad i have one cc. cupecake ps i,m almost ready.... ahab,beckons me