Hey folks,

Need some advice. I'm gonna purchase a party barge 20-24 footer, just big enough to dive off of and small enough to fish comfortably, and have been running it a lot of boats powered by mercruiser inboards.

Can anyone tell me anything about comparable fuel consumption? I see where the inboards usually have dual tanks and that little hint doesn't set well with me, but for all I know they might be anywhere on the scale as far as performance is concerned.

I want a boat I can afford to fish out of several times a week. So, anybody had any experience with these inboards and if so, are they gas hogs or are they anywhere near an outboard of equal hp?

Any and all opinions are welcome. The boat I am currently considering is a 22' Tritoon (three large pontoons) with a 4.3 ltr Mercruiser.

Thanks,

aj