From rest we jumped out of the
hole and accelerated purposefully
to a fastest run of just over 43kts
(6000rpm) where the injectors were
sucking down the fuel mix at 91lt/h for
a theoretical range of 182nm from the
425lt tank.
Best economy was at 3500rpm
where fuel burn measured 32lt/h at
24.5kts and a range of almost 300nm.
I’m impressed.
A 7kt troll came up at 2100rpm and
13lt/h. Of course, with all of these
calculations you need to factor in
the oil, which mixes from a remote
reservoir at an average of about 1:8
ratio. (The computer adjusts oil use as
needed). So at a 3500rpm cruise, you
should travel approximately 25nm
and consume 32lt/h. At that speed, for
every 100nm expect to use 1.6lt of oil at
about $20 to $25 a litre.THE PERFORMANCE
On the Caribbean 2300 test boat, the
single 300 performed faultlessly. From
first kick in the morning, right through
thespeedtrialsandsimulated
trolling runs, there wasn’t a whiff of
oil. At low speeds, engine noise was a
throaty induction growl, which rose
to a relatively noisy exhaust note at
anything above a slow cruise.“But colour is only skin deep, so it
better pack a solid punch if it wants
to live up to its striking looks”
There is no question the 300 E-TEC
Gen 2 is a gutsy performer and is
matched well to the big Caribbean.
Low-down torque is hard to beat,
and fuel use is impressive against
some of its four-stroke opposition.tradeboats.com.au 129Sea TrialsSingle 300hp Evinrude E-TEC G2.
RPM SPEED (KTS) FUEL BURN (LT/H) RANGE (NM)
500 1.7 1 650
1000 4.1 2.8 559
1500 5.8 6.3 351
2000 6.7 12 213
2500 9.3 20 177
3000 14.5 25 221
3500 24.5 32 292
4000 30 41.4 276
4500 33 47 268
5000 37 60 235
5500 41.7 76 209
6000 43.4 91 182
*Sea-trial data supplied by the author. Calculations derived using 10 per cent fuel
reserve.