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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum Trip Planning Forum Basswood w/ motor: How much gas do you pack in? |
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01/10/2018 10:37AM (Thread Older Than 3 Years)
For those of you bringing fishing boats up to basswood, I'm curious how much gasoline you typically pack along for the outboard? It's quite a haul up to Prairie Portage on Moose; not quite so bad I guess to go Fall > Newton > Pipestone.
For reference, 14 foot boat with a 6hp motor, one adult, one kid, 3 day trip.
For reference, 14 foot boat with a 6hp motor, one adult, one kid, 3 day trip.
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01/11/2018 08:20AM
I have been going to basswood for 10 years. I bring 20 gallons for a week of fishing . I have a 14 foot boat with a 2 stroke 25hp motor and have never ran out. I do very little trolling but run about 2 to 3 miles to go fishing every day.
01/11/2018 08:41AM
Thanks for the input, folks.
I should in theory get a little better fuel efficiency with my 6hp. I have a couple 6 gallon tanks so that should suffice for 3 days.
To complicate things: Weight of a full spare 6-gallon tank is 35-40 pounds. Weight of my trolling motor and deep cycle battery is probably more like 60-65 pounds. The battery could have additional uses as well, and I'm always in favor of using less fuel when possible.
This boat & motor are new to me, so I need to do some trial and error this spring after ice out. If it seems feasible I will consider just bringing the single 6-gallon tank, use the outboard exclusively for transport and rely heavily on the electric for fishing.
I should in theory get a little better fuel efficiency with my 6hp. I have a couple 6 gallon tanks so that should suffice for 3 days.
To complicate things: Weight of a full spare 6-gallon tank is 35-40 pounds. Weight of my trolling motor and deep cycle battery is probably more like 60-65 pounds. The battery could have additional uses as well, and I'm always in favor of using less fuel when possible.
This boat & motor are new to me, so I need to do some trial and error this spring after ice out. If it seems feasible I will consider just bringing the single 6-gallon tank, use the outboard exclusively for transport and rely heavily on the electric for fishing.
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