how many hours do you put on your boat

[ELVIS]

I,m thinking of selling our boat, the buyer thinks i have too many hours (500 hrs) on a 1998. he also states that a mercruiser 350 mag. is only good for 600 hrs.
what is your average hours per year and how long does a stock mercruiser last ?

[Supultlbich]

Our boat is an 04, as of last week we had 165.

[uvindex]

Ithe buyer thinks i have too many hours (500 hrs) on a 1998According to yachtsurvey.com, 150 hours per year is average. So, you can cite their number to tell the buyer that your boat has LOW hours. (Average hours in SoCal should actually be higher anyway, since the boating season is year-round.) Sounds to me like the buyer is doing what buyers are known for doing: find faults with your boat to get a better price. :D Good luck!

[YeLLowBoaT]

500 hrs seems low to me for a 8 year old boat. thats only 62.5 hrs a year. So if your like most "family" boaters and go out for the day. putting on 4-6 hrs on the boat. thats 10 -15 trips a year. I don't see that as "high use". I have put more hours on a boat in one 10 day camping trip then that boat averages a year.

[Hardly Satisfied]

2004 Boat Less That 100 Hrs

[Roaddogg 4040]

Four months=116 HRS.
Steve

[RiverToysJas]

I,m thinking of selling our boat, the buyer thinks i have too many hours (500 hrs) on a 1998. he also states that a mercruiser 350 mag. is only good for 600 hrs.
what is your average hours per year and how long does a stock mercruiser last ?
That's 60 hours a year, pretty light use really. I think 100+hours/year is considered a lot of boating around here.
IMHO, a 350mag serviced regularly and not abused should be good for a few thousand hours before major tear-down.
RTJas :D

[Rocknpalms]

1974 Tahiti original hour meter 672 hours. It sat still for about 5 years.

[Old Man Havasu]

I was told my 502 Mag MAY need a valve job at 700 + hours. I bought the boat last year (its' a 98) with 260 hours on it and worked hard to put 40 more hours on. I guess I spent too much time in the gorge looking at really cool boats!

[cola]

I've over 350 on my HP500EFI and runs the same as the day we bought it. Change the oil every 25 hrs and I'am looking well past the 600 mark. Most engine failure is neglect in service or over heating.
Late, Mike

[paradigm shift]

I,m thinking of selling our boat, the buyer thinks i have too many hours (500 hrs) on a 1998. he also states that a mercruiser 350 mag. is only good for 600 hrs.
what is your average hours per year and how long does a stock mercruiser last ?
500 hrs on a 98 is not a lot. As for a 350 being good for 600 hrs well it ALL depends on how it is driven and serviced. If it is run WFO all the time even serviced regularly 600hrs it will need rebuilt IMHO. Hour meters suck at trying to tell how good a motor is. Newer computers that will tell you how long and at what RPM are much better. Still a good survey and a Compression - leak down test is the best way to tell an engines condition. IMHO.
We have a 97 that was bought in late fall so you could say 98. Has 800hrs now so we do more than 100hrs a year which is average according some.

[BadKachina]

I think I'm almost at 200 hours with 2000. I guess I like to park and party more than I like driving around. Maybe I should have bought a pontoon boat.... :rolleyes:

[RiverForUs]

Actually talked to DILLIGAF about this today in Gasoline Alley. He's got an '04 with 154 or so and I have an '01 with 315. I took delivery of mine in Oct. '01 and only had it on the water 3 days before tucking it away for the winter. So it's comparable to an '02 with 300 hours which is about 75 per season.

[yamamoto]

I feel a boat that is used regularly is much better than a boat that sits for long periods of time, regardless of hours.

[Dusty Times]

None!
It just sits!

[C-2]

None!
It just sits!
Those parking lot parties are the best. You should get an awning. :rollside: :rollside:
See ya in a few days!!!!!

[purrfecttremor]

95 on my 2004 and i think thats a little low because i sit and enjoy beer and music but if i was in the marhet your hours wouldnt scare me off if it was clean.

[Not So Fast]

July 2004, 85 hrs but we too are of the beached variety, especially with the price of fuel now :mad: NSF

[H20 Toie]

My 02 had 75 on it when i bought it last sumnmer it has 150 on it now :)

[a catered life]

fock him he's trying to jew you down tell him if he wants it fork over the money if he doesnt want it bye thats not too many hours

[Southwest47]

I bought my 02 Lavey last August with 61 hours on it. It now has 91.

[charlyox]

My boat is an '01 with 187 hours on it.

[Burley1]

We have 286 hrs on our 86 boat, but it has OB's