GPH sportjet 175 vs 454 /212

[project101]

good morning,

Anyone have experience with the sportjet 175?

Im comparing 16' boat with Sportjet 175 carbed GPH vs 22' boat with 454/212 GPH to see if its worth it to me.
So my question is what kind of GPH should i Expect with the 175 sportjet
Im looking at a secondary boat thats 16' with a 175sport jet . Im on the water alot alone so i want a smaller boat that can go skinny and not crush me on fuel, My 454 likes gas ...alot . Ill keep the big boat for family events .

Ideally i would find a 16' windshield boat with a hammy pump and carbed 4cyclinder.

[Boicejet200]

My 200 sport jet isn’t terrible on fuel as long as you don’t run it wide open all over. I’d think a 16’ boat with a 175 would rip. It should do well on fuel considering you wouldn’t have to run it hard to do what you need to with it.

[project101]

thanks. what would you say you do gallon per hour? Im gonna test both my boats. run them dry add 5 gallons to my big boat then run it dry and do the math. on the small boat Im gonna do the same but with 1 gallon. I picked up a 14' boat with a 50hp yam jet in the mean time till i find the perfect boat. Thank so much. The boat i was talking about i may return to . A Home remodel is beating me up , and just wanna fish the skinny water in the mean time. I will likley sell the 14' this spring and get something more along what i was talking about in my first thread.

[Boicejet200]

Cruising while watching the smart craft gauge I wanna say 6-8gph. I don’t pay much attention to fuel usage. Just put it in when it needs it. If I hit the river today I will record rpm and gph. If not I will be out tomorrow for a bit and will get it then.