Running Hours on a Used boat???

(dgarland0) · (dgarland0) **Join Date: Apr 2003** 06-18-2003, 12:01 PM

Am considering buying a used boat and have no idea about running hours. How many are a low number, how many high, at what point do you think the engine has had too much work? Any thoughts on this are greatly appreciated.

Dave

(jeffr) · (jeffr) **Join Date: May 2002** 06-18-2003, 12:27 PM

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(dhcomp) · (dhcomp) **Join Date: Jun 2003** 06-20-2003, 2:29 PM

Everyone i've talked to says about 100 a year is average. You have to consider there is no way to estimate based on what you would consider average on a car, because a boat runs under load all the time and runs at higher revs.

jdr 06-20-2003, 5:24 PM

It has been my experience that you just can't make a blanket statement like "X number of hours per year equals a great used boat." You have to look at how that particular boat has been used and taken care of. Yes, 100 hrs per year is a safe assumption for average. However, a boat that has been well maintained with 250 hrs per year would probably do you better than a boat that has been abused and has 75 hrs per year.

(sdboardr99) · (sdboardr99) **Join Date: Aug 2001** 06-20-2003, 8:29 PM

I also think the average is going up - hard core skiers don't load up the boat with 8 friends and hang out at the lake all day like wakeboarders. For example, I put about 280 hours on my boat the first year. Sure that's a lot of hours but it was all fresh water use and I maintained the boat.

I'd rather buy a boat that the person used a lot but took care of than one that wasn't used much and was neglected.