05-10-2014, 05:07 AM
3."... The ops cost of whatever the final design is will curl your hair." Ain't that the truth !!!!! as Capt said !!! There is only one way to go fast in water 1.Horsepower 2. Those horses eat a PILE !!!!! of hay !!!! The Touch 'n' Go is 44'11" long ,has a 572 Cummings engine and uses approx 15 gal/hr running at 2100rpm ( 15 knots/hr)(17 mi/hr)...on a good day.In order for that kind of vessel to go that fast fuel alone would be north of 100 gallons/hr. AND THAT'S JUST THE FUEL !!!!!! It's like the hospital in Negril..IT AIN'T HAPPENIN' !!!!!!!