If the two engines got the same gallons-per-mile... the gasoline engine would still be far less expensive, both initially, since diesel engines are generally more costly than gasoline ones, and over the long term, since the gasoline prices are generally considerably lower than the diesel ones. It takes a lot of miles to make up the price difference between a diesel installation and a gasoline one.
Please note, I never said that diesel wasn't better suited for power boats under certain conditions... however, for smaller sailboats, diesel really doesn't make much sense... you're beating a dead horse, and you've lost the argument already, but just can't seem to face the fact.
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Originally Posted by boatpoker
37' trawler, 22000lbs. displacement, 7.6 knots at 1500RPM, 779 gallons from Toroonto to Bahamas and back at 1.2 GPH.
Which is cheaper gasoline or diesel ?
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