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What does everyone have roughly for engine hours on their boats?

I've got about 230 hours on my '04. Just saw an '03 we are looking at next weekend with 585 hours on the motors. I've seen some with under 200.

How about you?

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2007 358 T-5.7GXi IB
Previous Boats
'08 H240, '08 V318, '04 268, '04 225

Joe

250 hrs on our 2000

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2001 328 Vista "Nauta Dream 2"
AB Inflatable 10AL "Little Dreamer"
2000 248 Vista
1997 225 Sundowner


Mike

260 hours on 1998

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Trent
04 Silverado 2500 6.0l (tow)
98 240 Horizon 5.7l GSi/DP-S (sold)
94 210 Horizon 5.8l EFI (sold)
88 Bass Tracker III 65 merc (traded to 210)

140 hours on a 2006 H190

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Alec

2006 Horizon 190
VP 4.3GL/SX, Sunsport

Wow,,you guys are makin me feel old and tired. Mines got 700 + but then again, we have metric time up here in Canada

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07 Azure AZ200,
Previous boat,
95 278 Vista,
And a lot of others.

Ontario, Canada

300 hrs on my '03.

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2002 Funship 214
VP 5.7 GX Si
2003 Tahoe

I know I am getting close to 300 on my 03.

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2010 Sea Hunt Triton 220 "Big Whiskey"
2003 FW Freedom 180 Volvo Penta 4.3GL/SX-M "It'll Do Four Now" (Sold)
2012 Avalanche LTZ 4X4

890ish on my 2000 298. I am the original owner and most of the hours were put on the first 3 years when I was single and did a lot of boating. I probably only do 30 to 40 hours a year now that I have a family and gas is thru the roof.

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Current Boat: 2000 Four Winns 298 Vista
Previous Boat: 2000 Carver 406MY

I believe I'm about to roll 130 hours on my 2007. When I bought it in November 2009, it was a demo boat with only 10 or so hours on it.

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http://youtu.be/-4ckF7u1iNk
2003 PowerQuest 260 Legend SX
2014 Lund WC 14

2007 H210 Volvo 5.7 Gi/SX (sold in 2012)
2007 H180 Volvo 3.0 (sold in 2009)

220 hours on a 2004 288 Vista

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Tony





2004 288 Vista
1993 Sea Ray Sundancer

You'll likely find a big variation in "boating hours" for cruiser style boats. The very low, hardy used may not be the better boat (all else being equal) than the higher hour used boat with excellent maintenance and care.

In our area were the boating season is approximately 6 months, the very general rule of thumb here is when looking at boats the average per year useage is based around 50 hours per year. Again just a general guideline which may vary considerably.

We just turned over 500 hours on our 2001 328 Vista. I wouldn't mind considering a boat that has in excess of 50 hours per year, because I would view where the boat came from and how it was maintained as being more important.

Mike.

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Current Boat
- 2001 Four Winns 328 Vista "Hour Decision"
- 2010 310 Mercury Inflatable

Previous Boats
- 30' Doral Prestancia
- 25' Doral Citation

90 hrs on my 08 and that's with a drought year....or I would have around 120ish....I talked to a used boat broker here in TX about avg hours and his opinion that around 30 to 35 is avg use. From what I have seen that's a good avg estimate and fits most replies to this post....his theory was the cruisers run longer but typically fewer runs....at the time my boat had around 60 avg per year which he said was close to double and would be viewed as high hrs....basically he said good maintenance is first then low hrs next given all else equal.

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08' H210SS
VP 5.7Gi

Around 160 on my 08 first purchaced in 09, I expect to have around 180 by the end of easter

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Ardy
Adelaide South Australia
Red H180 3.0 Merc

Hours?

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Mike
2005 Four Winns 230/240
VP 5.7GXi/DP
1998 F-150 XLT
Boat Pic

425 on my 2002 Vista

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2008 V338
Twin Volvo Penta 320hp DP

2002 268 Vista
1987 225 Sundowner
1986 170 Horizon
1975 Steury V415SS