Ski Nautique 206 (2007)

[Andy3535]

My Ski Nautique 206 running on LPG gas

[SkiTower]

RE: Ski Nautique 206 (2007)

LP? Sweet! How's the cost of LP compare to Gas?

[AirTool]

Re: RE: Ski Nautique 206 (2007)

LP? Sweet! How's the cost of LP compare to Gas?

Relatively speaking....practically FREE!!!

Really, about one third the cost due to the taxes on gasoline.

[tadelfio]

RE: Re: RE: Ski Nautique 206 (2007)

Wow, and I thought my F-150 tow vehicle was gutless.

[SkiTower]

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Pardon my asking, but what is that the boat is hooked to? Seems a little small...

[AirTool]

RE: Re: RE: Ski Nautique 206 (2007)

That explains why the boat is so far back on the trailer....to keep the tongue weight under 20 lbs :shock:

[Andy3535]

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Hi
The cost of Lpg is about 50% cheaper as petrol (gas) so for us it is well worth running on LPG,the petrol tank has been taken out and replaced with a 100ltr lpg tank.
The car we use is a Mercedes C classe with a 2.2 diesel motor,it is no problem towing with this car and slipping the boat is very easy,our boat is never left in water,we take it out after we have skied.
As for the trailer, the boat is sitting where it should be,the trailer was made in england (DE Graff Trailers)and most Ski Nautique owners use this trailer. I haver actually moved the axle a few inches forward to reduce the weight on the tow hitch which is not allowed to be more than 75 kilos. I do not know what it is like in America,here in Germany we have to be really carefull with the nose weight as the Police will stop and check everything and if we are over the stated limits we will be fined.Oh maybe you should know I purchased this boat in England and then towed it back to Germany with this Mercedes as I said before no problem.
Andy

[2gofaster]

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That's sweet. Love the simple color scheme. I wished LP/Propane was a viable option here in the US.

[SkiTower]

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50% fuel cost savings. Sweet!

75 kilo ~165 lbs? Wow. No tongue weights that low here...

Do you have to take it back to England for servicing?

[Quinner]

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Andy,

Looks good! Don't mind these guy's over here, they think you need a 1 Ton Super Duty Dually pickup truck to tow 4000lbs, LOL.
I did notice no prop guard on the trailer, that would make me a bit nervous. Do you know what the HP loss is when running on LPG?

[Hollywood]

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you need a 1 Ton Super Duty Dually pickup truck to tow 4000lbs, LOL.

diesel!