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Best cruising speed for 2017 AR240? (Gas mileage)

Speedling

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For most planing boats it will be just onto plane where you're not plowing water. The motor may want slightly faster.
Seems most Yamaha boats like that 25-30 mph spot
 
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Agree. Also depends on wind conditions too. Sometimes, I get great cruising at 20 mph when there is really no wind on the lake.
 
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Look at any of the boat reviews of the 242s on YouTube from Boat Magazine and the likes. They post charts and tables showing fuel consumption at incremental speeds / RPMs. On your motors, I believe the best economical speed is at 5,500 RPM, which yields ~27MPH or something like that.
 
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