SANTE 230 w/ZR6 Range?

[newNautique]

What's an estimated mile range for a new model SANTE 230 with the ZR6? Also curious about GPH estimates? Much appreciated!!

[Nautiqueman]

your guage should give you the hours it will run on the fuel in the tank, right?

[gride300]

yes the guage does that, but i would not count on it for anything. it changes so much it's nearly impossible to keep track.

[BKinSoCal]

I have the same question. This year I went from a 210 to a 230 and I've been having a difficult time getting an idea of how long a tank will last. I realize there are variables that change this, but in general, I would like to know.

I agree that the Hours Left gauge is not accurate. I know mine can't be because my gas gauge isn't accurate. I can go from showing 3/4 of a tank at the beginning of a ride to a 1/4 of a tank right after and that ride lasted maybe 15 minutes. Next thing you know, it's back to 3/4 of a tank. My 210 gas gauge was significantly more accurate than my 230.

There was even a time I went from 1/3 of a tank to empty and the Hours Left gauge read 0...as I drove down river. Needless to say I was nervous, but fortunately I was pulling out for the day.

[AirTool]

I know this is not the exact answer you are looking for.....but,

I keep a log of my gas and hours. Over the last 85 hours, my 2006 206 w/330 has averaged 3.06 gallons per hour.

The average use is wake boarding, knee boarding, some 30 mph footing....and ..... of course.....

some tooobing.

There is no "cruising" because its on a ski lake and there is no where to cruise to.

[johnboyy7]

I mainly monitor how long I've been out to how much I takes to fill it back up. Ex. 4hrs usually equals about 20 gallons for me. So when I get close to 8hrs I know we are pretty low.

[shag]

The 230 at the Nationals went through a full tank in about 4-5 hours (99% down to 1% on the new linc) And BTW, it actually starts to run out of fuel at 1% - so that gauge is pretty accurate. This is a boat that had the new bigger belly ballast, sacs on either side of the motor, a sac in the front, and the usual compliment of people for judging/photos. So, lots of stops and starts in a heavily weighted boat, and somewhere around 4500 ft elevation.
Hope that helps.
Mike

[AirTool]

The 230 at the Nationals went through a full tank in about 4-5 hours .....
Mike

I'm curious. How big is the tank?

[TRO]

i think my '08 230 has a 52 gallon tank.

[shag]

pretty sure it is about 50 gallons

[johnboyy7]

Wow. That's a lot if fuel usage.

[newNautique]

Thanks! Figure a minimum of 4-5 hours then per tank. Too bad they can't squeeze in a larger tank capable of holding a few more gallons.

[shag]

remember, that is pro tour use - boat running non-stop, lots of falls, very heavily weighted....

I wouldn't want to pay anymore to fill up that bigger tank - but can understand the want.

[boatbuddy]

When the 230 LINC guage reads 0% it means 0%

Our previous 211 boat had a warning beep which was annoying but in hindsight quite useful. We would normally pull into the marina with the low fuel beep cherping....

Shortly after getting the 230, the guage went to 0% before we noticed and then we ran out .... we did a little paddling then a short tow to the dock

We put 2 gallons in and the reading was between 28% and 32% so the LINC guage is not accurate

I would think the LINC system would have a warning system but have not investigated thoroughly yet... anyone know if it does

Can you change the font size on the LINC system?

[newNautique]

I wouldn't want to pay anymore to fill up that bigger tank - but can understand the want.

There is a flip side to my wish...