How many hours this summer?

xtremebordgurl 10-27-2006, 5:59 AM

How many hours did everyone put on their boat this summer?

I... sadly.. only put 50 hrs on our brand new Malibu. Unfortunately I had to work more than I wanted to.

(tyler97217) · (tyler97217) **Join Date: Aug 2004** 10-27-2006, 6:03 AM

96 hrs, but many more hours of just hanging with the engine off, boats tied off and a cold beer with the crew

(Message edited by tyler97217 on October 27, 2006)

(larrys) · (larrys) **Join Date: Jun 2005** 10-27-2006, 6:07 AM

175

(insuranceman) · (insuranceman) **Join Date: Jun 2005** 10-27-2006, 6:07 AM

126 hrs and one more weekend left

(02wakesettervlx)

30 riding at least twice a week. Private lake, ride more, spend less time doing it.

(cweb) · (cweb) **Join Date: Sep 2006** 10-27-2006, 6:08 AM

260 hours.....hopefully more next summer!!!

(acurtis_ttu) · (acurtis_ttu) **Join Date: May 2004** 10-27-2006, 6:19 AM

little over 100. I thougth living on the lake I'd ride more, but what it really meant was a longer commute to work = less day light hours, and just happen to be working more than last year

Now it's already dark everyday I get home.

(Message edited by acurtis_ttu on October 27, 2006)

(waterzomby) · (waterzomby) **Join Date: Aug 2006** 10-27-2006, 6:25 AM

95 hours of fun here!

(c640947) · (c640947) **Join Date: Jan 2005** 10-27-2006, 6:52 AM

136

bigrich 10-27-2006, 6:54 AM

125 on my 06 V215. Going out one last time this weekend.

(mcmike) · (mcmike) **Join Date: Jul 2006** 10-27-2006, 7:33 AM

163.2 since May 22nd.

(migs)

165

(jon4pres) · (jon4pres) **Join Date: May 2004** 10-27-2006, 8:27 AM

Not Enough and it is 46 outside.

(san210nut) · (san210nut) **Join Date: Sep 2006** 10-27-2006, 8:39 AM

46? It's suppose to be 89 here this weekend.

(denverd1)

60 on mine, 50 on my bro's

(captain_542) · (captain_542) **Join Date: Oct 2006** 10-27-2006, 9:20 AM

You Texas guys and southern states should be in like the thousands! just kidding 260 is a lot of hours. i only put 80 on in 4 months. 20 hours a month. 5 hours a week. 1 hour every weekday. none on weekends cuz the 3 foot LG rollers coming from every direction are too much on weekends. ha.

this would be a good pole question.

(cweb) · (cweb) **Join Date: Sep 2006** 10-27-2006, 9:22 AM

whats why you need to bring some got LG girls and come to rockford and ride the SANTE!!! Next year 4 sheezy

(captain_542) · (captain_542) **Join Date: Oct 2006** 10-27-2006, 9:36 AM

o stop! ur getting me all antsy in my pantsy. only 191 more days until summer!!!! cant wait!

(cweb) · (cweb) **Join Date: Sep 2006** 10-27-2006, 9:41 AM

191 days!!!! i dont know about Lake Geneva, but we start riding in rockford beginning of march. By april its an every weekend deal....by may, EVERYDAY....you guys need to step it up!!

(clubmyke) · (clubmyke) **Join Date: Aug 2004** 10-27-2006, 9:42 AM

135 hours...

(noti_dad) · (noti_dad) **Join Date: Jul 2003** 10-27-2006, 9:46 AM

56+ since May 1 on the new 211 but that's deceiving. I wouls say 50 of it is riding time not just running the engine time. We split time between 3 boats. SO if we only used mine it probably would be alot higher (125 easily).

Curious.......... all the guys with over 100hrs. Is your boat the only one used, how many people go and do you drive the boat to a spot to ride then have to drive back (ie some delta spots)? What's the estimate on riding time?

(cweb) · (cweb) **Join Date: Sep 2006** 10-27-2006, 9:50 AM

Yeah, unfortunately i have the only boat for the most part. my 260 hrs consisted of a trip to bull shoals pulling 22 people for 5 days straight, a trip to manitowish waters pulling 4 of us for 5 days, and then the every day 3 hour a night rides, plus full days saturday and sunday...ussually between 3 to 6 riders.

bigrich 10-27-2006, 10:05 AM

Mine is the only boat in my crew. It is usually me,my son and daughter riding (wife wont even try) 30% of the time I have 2-3 buddies with me. I would estimate 50% of the hours are actual riding time on weekends plus my one week vacation on the lake when we did about 35 hours. Maybe 1% for tubing (yeah I said it tubing)

(ttrigo) · (ttrigo) **Join Date: Dec 2004** 10-27-2006, 10:14 AM

about 45 hours so far. strictly riding time. we launch, ride for a few hours, and then go home when the wind picks up.

(tparider) · (tparider) **Join Date: Aug 2003** 10-27-2006, 10:17 AM

110

(tuneman) · (tuneman) **Join Date: Mar 2002** 10-27-2006, 10:24 AM

The national average is about 35 hours.

Need to check the gauge, but I think we did about 150 hours this year....in Minnesota.

(keith2002) · (keith2002) **Join Date: Apr 2006** 10-27-2006, 10:39 AM

around 100

(bremsen) · (bremsen) **Join Date: Aug 2005** 10-27-2006, 12:06 PM

~50hrs. We didn't start until May and ended in Aug due to some issues. We also don't spend a lot of time just driving/idling around.

(lake_side) · (lake_side) **Join Date: Jan 2004** 10-27-2006, 12:17 PM

Very sad to say 7hrs can't.Lot of family b/s all I can do is focus on next year.

(c640947) · (c640947) **Join Date: Jan 2005** 10-27-2006, 12:20 PM

"The national average is about 35 hours."

I call them "thrice-a-year" boaters. The rest of the world that boats on the 3 major boating holidays only - memorial day, 4th of july and labor day.

For a lot of us on here, our own boat's hours is probably only a partial indication of how much time we spend on the water since a lot of us ride with friends.

(Message edited by c640947 on October 27, 2006)

(gti2lo) · (gti2lo) **Join Date: Nov 2005** 10-27-2006, 12:29 PM

Geez I got our boat in september and put on just over 30 hours!! I was doing about 5-10 per weekend, gosh I even missed a couple because I was out of town or weather was pouring rain.

Goes away tomorrow for winter storage.... boooooo

(technarider) · (technarider) **Join Date: Jun 2006** 10-27-2006, 5:30 PM

25 to 30 not sure were i started but clicked over 300 hours original hours boats an 84

(dirty30) · (dirty30) **Join Date: Aug 2006** 10-27-2006, 5:38 PM

90 hours 6/06

(eaglejackson) · (eaglejackson) **Join Date: Oct 2004** 10-27-2006, 6:16 PM

140+ hrs since mid April. Weather in Seattle has been great this fall so we're in bonus time.

benni89 10-28-2006, 4:17 AM

~85

(breakz77) · (breakz77) **Join Date: Mar 2003** 10-28-2006, 9:48 AM

180 & still counting this year

(face_smash) · (face_smash) **Join Date: Aug 2004** 10-28-2006, 3:35 PM

No joke Guys i put 312 hours on the boat this summer!!!!Quite my job and lived on lake annecy for 4 months!!!

(wakebordr11) · (wakebordr11) **Join Date: May 2001** 10-28-2006, 3:42 PM

something like 65ish, but I broke the trailer and then hit a submerged tree, so there was some downtime. Spent plenty of time on the water overall, and rode friends boats a lot too, Probably one of the most progressive summers and I rode less...

(madchild1) · (madchild1) **Join Date: Mar 2005** 10-29-2006, 1:08 AM

not enough.

(jmuthafnp) · (jmuthafnp) **Join Date: Feb 2006** 10-29-2006, 6:41 AM

70 behind my boat, 90 behind buddies boat.

(wakesetter101) · (wakesetter101) **Join Date: Oct 2005** 10-29-2006, 6:49 AM

Around 80 hours here.

(pilot_ryder) · (pilot_ryder) **Join Date: Apr 2006** 10-29-2006, 8:20 AM

86

(air_warrior) · (air_warrior) **Join Date: Sep 2006** 10-29-2006, 6:14 PM

May 15 - Oct 1 = 119 hrs. Last year was high 90's, so we beat that. Live 1/2 from the lake, have the trailer parked at the campground all summer and picked up a boat lift this fall, so next summer I'm shooting for 150!

(milehighrider) · (milehighrider) **Join Date: Feb 2004** 10-29-2006, 6:21 PM

about 65

(brody) · (brody) **Join Date: Jul 2006** 10-29-2006, 6:38 PM

around 750hours more if the boat wasn't in the shop for a month
Lots of fun

hoping to hit 1000 next year

(Message edited by brody on October 29, 2006)

(heem) · (heem) **Join Date: Dec 2005** 10-31-2006, 12:32 PM

62 for us, however, due to prior commitments the boat sat idle for most of June and September

(dadthedriver) · (dadthedriver) **Join Date: Jul 2004** 10-31-2006, 12:38 PM

135 on a private lake no run time just pure ride time.

(tarpongator) · (tarpongator) **Join Date: Jan 2006** 10-31-2006, 12:48 PM

101, got the boat brand new on 4/15/06.

(jarrod) · (jarrod) **Join Date: May 2003** 10-31-2006, 12:52 PM

250 hours in 14 months. And I probably spent about 40 hours on Evans boat also.

(kenteck) · (kenteck) **Join Date: Jan 2005** 10-31-2006, 12:54 PM

65 for me

(guido) · (guido) **Join Date: Jul 2002** 10-31-2006, 1:29 PM

Yeah, about 40 on mine and 200 on Jarrod's.

Ha, ha, LOL.

Actually, I did 180 on mine in the same 14 months and who knows how many on the other multiple boats I rode behind this year (A couple SAN's, the Epic, a couple V-215's, Some Bu's). I'd put my total boat hours at over 300 this year. I love not being the only one with a boat. When I first started riding I was doing around 200/yr on my boat before finding some other people to ride with.

Oh, and my hours are basically all riding this year. No cruising or hanging out. I only made 1 camping trip this year. Sad, really....

(rico80) · (rico80) **Join Date: Aug 2002** 11-02-2006, 6:45 AM

Just pulled it out yesterday. 146 in Northern Ohio, it was a down year.

(ridealready) · (ridealready) **Join Date: Feb 2006** 11-02-2006, 8:51 AM

100 hrs on our Supra. 100 hrs on my boy's Bu. Needless to say it was a good summer.