Matt and LPG

[glen76]

Matt how did you get on with your lpg research, did it turn out to be cost effective and readily available enough to do?



glen

 

[jw.]

...... 575 litres of petrol gives me IRO 110 miles I estimate.

F*ck me, that'a about 4 cwid a mile.

Jeez, Matt!

 

[Jon Fuller]

Surely it aint quite that bad.

40 galls/hour @ say, 50mph

that's more like 157 miles range innit?

 

[glen76]

thanks matt

wow alot of info i dont think anyone could accuse you of not looking into it in depth... I wasnt actually looking at it for my bot as she will be up for sale soon but it was for a big 8ltr v8 powered boat.. sounds like probably not that great an idea then. Shame in theory it sounds great at a glance but id always be concerned with lpg availabilty issues.... apparently theyre gonna increase tax on road lpg also in the not to distant future

:hugegrin2

 

[Solent Ranger]

If anybody still wants to discuss lpg let me know! I had a conversion done. BTW, there is no need for a closed cooling system at all. My conversion was a V8 and the tank capacity was 160 useable litres. It was less fuel efficnet than petrol by about 15% - but the cost was appeciably less. Initial cost of conversion was high £3,200. I was a heavy user and even after 3 years had not quite broken into the black. I know a boat that runs twin 7.4's on lpg and does show a real saving!

 

[Solent Ranger]

Glad to - have you checked out the date I posted on VHF thread?

 

[Rogue Wave]

My diesel supplier is talking about doing petrol in the future? I'll let you know if he does!

 

[Petrol Head]

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6) The tanks are steel. Heavy and can rust.
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Decent baffles, would be good too.