Engine Hours

GottWhat · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2015 8:47 am

Our 2000 H180 had 148 hours when we bought it last summer and we sold it with 184. Our 2000 Cobalt 246 had 319 hours when we bought it and are somewhere in the 340s now.

french829 · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2015 11:20 am

Just passed 300 this weekend. We bought it with around 185 in November of 2009.

CaptainADK · **Posted:** Sat Aug 01, 2015 12:46 am

We're at 25 hours in 33 days. Brand new boat and we are trying to make the most of it!

Surface Interval · **Posted:** Sat Aug 01, 2015 6:49 pm

I checked the GPS and found we have just over 400 hours since the start of the 2012 season. Add at least 363 hours on the hour meter when we bought it in October 2011, plus I think it has a few more hours where the meter was not connected. I'm reasonably sure the boat is at 800+ total hours. The GPS shows just over 5000 miles since May 2012, and 1150+ miles this year. Tonight will be 26 nights on board this season. Not bad for Minnesota. ...

RichA · **Joined:** Wed Jun 25, 2014 12:37 pm **Posts:** 98

Our meter reads about 880 hours on the 2004 H230, but only about 100 of that is ours.

-- Rich

hutch9900 · **Joined:** Tue Mar 22, 2011 7:14 pm **Posts:** 456

I am averaging about 50 or 60 hours a season now. we are up to nearly 550 on the hour meter. I think that is adequate use and I would never have an issue with buying a boat with higher hours as long as the engine compression is good and the hull passes inspection.

Cap'n Morgan · **Posted:** Tue Aug 11, 2015 1:57 pm

Zero engine hours this year. 30 miles on the Kayaks since June 1st.

Bliss36 · **Posted:** Tue Aug 11, 2015 2:14 pm

Cap'n Morgan wrote:

Zero engine hours this year. 30 miles on the Kayaks since June 1st.

Wow did you sell your Monterey?

Cap'n Morgan · **Posted:** Tue Aug 11, 2015 2:21 pm

Bliss36 wrote:

Cap'n Morgan wrote:

Zero engine hours this year. 30 miles on the Kayaks since June 1st.

Wow did you sell your Monterey?

Yep, a couple months ago. Sold in 10 minutes on CL, new owner picked it up 18 hours later.

Bliss36 · **Posted:** Tue Aug 11, 2015 2:32 pm

Cap'n Morgan wrote:

Bliss36 wrote:

Cap'n Morgan wrote:

Zero engine hours this year. 30 miles on the Kayaks since June 1st.

Wow did you sell your Monterey?

Yep, a couple months ago. Sold in 10 minutes on CL, new owner picked it up 18 hours later.

Holy smokes! Never thought I would see you boatless...must be using that camper too much

meinmelb · **Posted:** Thu Aug 13, 2015 6:50 am

Current boat has 400 hours, about 80 hours up on when I purchased it a year ago. Previous boat we did nearly 600 hours on it and it is still running well on our local lake!

Our Ski coach has over 1200 hours on his 2014 Malibu....

ridepate · **Joined:** Tue Apr 05, 2011 9:56 pm **Posts:** 220

My 2000 170 now has a whopping 143...........Bought it with 90 in June.

LouC · **Posted:** Sat Aug 15, 2015 9:55 am

Mine is unknown, but if I estimate about 30 hrs/season over 28 seasons worth, that's about about 840 about half of which is raw water cooled in salt water.
1000-1500 raw water cooled in salt is considered good, some make it to 2000.
With closed cooling, good maintenance of the exhaust system and proper propping, an inboard or I/O can reach 3000-4000.
Some of the CG boats use 4 stroke Honda outboards I've heard that they run them to 4000-5000 hrs.

The best three things you can do:
proper prop
maintain the cooling system
maintain the exhaust system

I/O or inboard engine failures are usually a result of one of or a combination of these factors.

deafwish · **Posted:** Sun Aug 16, 2015 6:28 pm

Well said, LouC!

rpengr · **Posted:** Mon Aug 17, 2015 7:48 am

LouC wrote:

1000-1500 raw water cooled in salt is considered good, some make it to 2000.
With closed cooling, good maintenance of the exhaust system and proper propping, an inboard or I/O can reach 3000-4000.

I don't think that raw salt water cooling limits the life of an I/O or inboard as measured in hours. (Years may be a different story). For example, if an I/O was used commercially for 800 hours per year, it would have no trouble going 4-5 years regardless of salt vs fresh water use.

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