Questions about 28-TE

[Rusty]

Hello, I am new to this forum. I do not currently own a boat, but I very much like the looks of the 28-TE. I am wondering if this is a boat that is happy at low speeds for extended distances, such as is necessary on the ICW? Would also like to know what kind of fuel consumption I should expect at various speeds. Thanks for any information you can provide.

[Norseman]

I am wondering if this is a boat that is happy at low speeds for extended distances, such as is necessary on the ICW?

Yes, the 28TE is happy to go slow for hours and hours: Fuel flow at 1,000 are less than a gallon per hour, maybe 5 knots.

Over 5 years and 550 hours I am averaging about 3 gallons per hour.
At max cruise 3,600 RPM with a light load: About 17 knots and 10.5 GPH.
Yanmar 6LP-STE.

[Sisu22]

We cruise well at 1,200 RPM, which is my crude estimation of 'hull speed'.

With the Cummins 250, on the fuel curve we should be burning about 2 GPH.