Looking for opinion's on building a 28' Great Alaskan to replace my 30' Grady 10"9' beam. The Grady MIGHT be a bit more sea worthy but I would not want to be out fishing in any conditions that would be too much for the GA. The main reason I am considering this is the Grady gets at best 1.25 mpg the GA should get in at least the 4 mpg range, specks call for 5 mpg.
Close inshore fishing this would not be a big deal but chasing tuna 15 days a year up 100 miles per trip and halibut 10 or so days a year nets out to about $8,000 dollars in fuel savings. :doh: The GA is about 6000 pounds lighter loaded up with all the same goodies as the Grady other than having one 225 Yamaha rather than two on the Grady.
This weight difference does not take into account full fuel on the Grady is 310 gallons 1860 lb for a max range of 387 miles versus 100 gallons for a max range of 450 miles at 600 lb saves another 1260 pounds. Again I say:doh:
Let me hear your thoughts pro's/con's. Thanks I need a little nudge here building this boat would be a lot of work but well worth it money wise and very, very rewarding. This would make a heck of a kit boat
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Running heavy as for Tuna the millage would drop, I'm sure the mpg speck is calculated like any other rig car or boat running at its best not loaded. Something I should have added was a comment about expecting the mileage to drop on tuna runs (my oversight) As well as the mileage my Grady is currently getting 1.25 is pretty much at its best also and will drop (hope it does not drop to 3/4 mpg) . I have only had the boat barely one year and haven run it real heavy yet other than holding of a lot of fuel. We have only done short runs sturgeon & salmon fishing in and out of the CR bar and you don't need much gear for that (sometimes you need guts for that bar that's when I sturgeon fish). I would say 3 mpg running a GA heavy is pretty close. Beats the heck out of 3/4 mpg but that is yet to be determined on both boats.
Close inshore fishing this would not be a big deal but chasing tuna 15 days a year up 100 miles per trip and halibut 10 or so days a year nets out to about $8,000 dollars in fuel savings. :doh: The GA is about 6000 pounds lighter loaded up with all the same goodies as the Grady other than having one 225 Yamaha rather than two on the Grady.
This weight difference does not take into account full fuel on the Grady is 310 gallons 1860 lb for a max range of 387 miles versus 100 gallons for a max range of 450 miles at 600 lb saves another 1260 pounds. Again I say:doh:
Let me hear your thoughts pro's/con's. Thanks I need a little nudge here building this boat would be a lot of work but well worth it money wise and very, very rewarding. This would make a heck of a kit boat
ADDED COMMENT
Running heavy as for Tuna the millage would drop, I'm sure the mpg speck is calculated like any other rig car or boat running at its best not loaded. Something I should have added was a comment about expecting the mileage to drop on tuna runs (my oversight) As well as the mileage my Grady is currently getting 1.25 is pretty much at its best also and will drop (hope it does not drop to 3/4 mpg) . I have only had the boat barely one year and haven run it real heavy yet other than holding of a lot of fuel. We have only done short runs sturgeon & salmon fishing in and out of the CR bar and you don't need much gear for that (sometimes you need guts for that bar that's when I sturgeon fish). I would say 3 mpg running a GA heavy is pretty close. Beats the heck out of 3/4 mpg but that is yet to be determined on both boats.