how many hours on your motor

[Seahorse]

I was just wondering how many hrs people have on their motors and age of motor.
I got 75hp merc bought new 8/06 and got 85hrs. I like my fishing

cheers
greg

[Wahoo]

I was just wondering how many hrs people have on their motors and age of motor.
I got 75hp merc bought new 8/06 and got 85hrs. I like my fishing

cheers
greg


half your luck Greg
had my boat built thinking i will do more fishing, how wrong was i :-/:-/:-/
3 months with about 25 hrs i think :-[:-[:-[:-[:-[:-[:-[

225 Verado 5/07

might have to sell it


Daz

[Seahorse]

thats not 2 bad going. daz. prob up past me on that rate.

[captain rednut]

not enough hours is my answer! but ive managed to put on 142hrs since new at january which doesent sound much but that equels 3976ltrs of fuel at $1.25 per ltrs equels $4970 scary hey? thanks for making me aware of this post i feel sick now. cr

[finga]

My old 90hp 6 cylinder Merc. is near as old as I am ;D
But it doesn't give trouble and goes well so I'm keeping the bugger 8-)

And then there's the little Honda on the tinny....2000 model....I have to do more hours on it.....I really do :P

[Wahoo]

yeh i no it sounds allright but i would say 12 of them hours was sea trail, prop testing ( on 3rd prop now) taking wife for a run, not alot of fishing thou :'(


Daz

[Seahorse]

rednut
sorry mate. That is few dollars. Cant take it with u. lol. I have no doubt u enjoyed ever dollars worth.

cheers
greg

[Gozz]

Ive got a 82mdl 90hp Jonno with I reckon over 1000 hrs and still goes very good.

[Spaniard_King]

Only got Minutes on mine :D... gunna convert that into hours this weeeknd tho... this boat will get a few hours up on it I recon... hopefully 150 a year would be a nice figure to acheive:)

[saurian]

Yeh , Garry 150/250 a year would be nice.
Yours would only just be run in at 150 hrs...lol..
Anyway got 2 merc 90's @430+ hrs .
About time for some new ones , soon .
Ta

[Dan5]

Well the engine i had on my old boat that i sold a xmas time had 4700hrs since new in 2000 and in the meantime i put 1700hrs on a work motor and 6-700hrs on another.....Dan..........

[cabtrack]

Honda 90 2200 hrs got it of a pro still goes just fine

[TheSaint]

Own a 98' 30hp Merc with about 500hours on it & still going strong...

[STUIE63]

Evinrude 90 112 hours since christmas eve bloody good christmas present came with a 5.5 galeforce.
outboard dealers I know work on 100 hours/year
Stuie

[Noelm]

hhmmm my motors are just run in, a pair of 115 Fichts with 2,130 hours, one has about 60 more than the other, i use that one a lot more for Trolling in a certain wind when I do not use both.

[roydsy]

Great thread, and I have a 115 Merc 4 stroke EFI with only 30 hours since 09/06, pretty sad really isn't when it isn't being used. We are about to double that figure soon.

Roydsy

[bushbeachboy]

I reckon I'd be lucky to do 30hrs a year actual running time. Of course it's cheap on fuel at that rate.;D

[FNQCairns]

half your luck Greg
had my boat built thinking i will do more fishing, how wrong was i :-/:-/:-/
3 months with about 25 hrs i think :-[:-[:-[:-[:-[:-[:-[

225 Verado 5/07

might have to sell it


Daz

Nah Daz don't do that!:o

That's the trap those mad keen fisho southerners who come up during the winter trade wind season, just don't get to fish.

I have around 20h up, bugger all fish caught, A bloke I know who bought a reef boat around the same time as ours hit the water has only 7h up - shocker.

Soon the water will flatten :) dang sun/heat will be the problem then, roast reef fisho!:-[

cheers fnq

[Fish Guts]

Well the engine i had on my old boat that i sold a xmas time had 4700hrs since new in 2000 and in the meantime i put 1700hrs on a work motor and 6-700hrs on another.....Dan..........

hi dan,

did the engine with 4700 have any problems? was it serviced yearly or hourly. good to see figures like that. im guessing these donks(guessing 140 suzukis) wouldnt even need to be flushed being used on a daily basis like that. good stuff

cheers

fish guts

[Tim_N]

Yammie 50 hp 4 stroke, 2002 model, 960 hours, runs like a treat.
Tim

[MyWay]

on my old boat 115 Yamaha 4 s 16 mounts i did 295
and still felt like i was just few time fishing
the more u use the less problem :)

no_luck

[Crocodile]

60 hp Yamaha 2 stroke, 2001 model, we bought it two years ago with 50 hours.
Now on 250 hours that is 200 hours in two years, the boat is shared so gets double usage.
A beautiful smooth, quiet, under-stressed motor that will troll at dead-slow for hours.
We tested a 50hp four stroke Mariner, horrible, screaming, high-reving and gutless.

[Seahorse]

Here, i thought that i was using mine a fair bit. Wait till i show the other half some of these figures. Fellas i think we can now justify more fishing. Very interesting reading.

Thanks
Cheers
greg

[Dan5]

Hey fish gut's you were on the money with the manufacturer but it was a 70hp 4strk.In 4700hrs i replaced gearbox seal's twice including the top bearing's ,two trim solenoid's,the reg/rectifier and the binnacle well part's of it anyway.I serviced the engine every 50-80 hrs my self and yes i flushed it as often as i could i used to tow it behind a mothership.The other engine's were yammie 50hp 4strk's the carby one's.My mate also run's them on his pro macky dinghy's he had one(suzi 70) do 5000+hrs and still working fine when upgraded.Dan......

[Lovey80]

I have a 40hp,1997 Carbie Evinrude, Anyone got an Idea how i tell how many hours it has done as I am the third owner? Is there any computer thingy that a mechanic can plug into that will show how many hours the motor has done on the 2 stoke Carbies?

Cheers Chris

[Dan5]

Proberbly not on the older rude's mate an hour meter would have been the go from new.Dan.........

[Reel Magic]

I have a 2004 Yamaha 100hp 4 stroke, with only 170 hours.
So 3.5 years = approx 60 hours per year, not much.

How many hours are these good for at this rate.

Cheers Ryan.

[Wahoo]

Nah Daz don't do that!:o

That's the trap those mad keen fisho southerners who come up during the winter trade wind season, just don't get to fish.

I have around 20h up, bugger all fish caught, A bloke I know who bought a reef boat around the same time as ours hit the water has only 7h up - shocker.

Soon the water will flatten :) dang sun/heat will be the problem then, roast reef fisho!:-[

cheers fnq

nah wont sell her, but would love a 7.4m Bluewater with the new 300 verado :o;D;D;D;D

Daz

[FNQCairns]

nah wont sell her, but would love a 7.4m Bluewater with the new 300 verado :o;D;D;D;D

Daz

I see Daz.... if the water will not flatten of it's own accord you will tool up to flatten it yourself!:)

Reel magic sounds like corrosion will get it before it wears out, one would hope at least 15 years, any of the very early 50 odd hp 4st yamaha's still in service?

What is the rec average per year? thought it was somewhere less than 50h but not sure.

cheers fnq

[jiffo]

Got a 130 honda 98 mod 460hrs not enough fishing due to making 2 kids in this time. But have had up to 3 boats in this timeat once . So not too bad i suppose.;D

[honda900]

Seahorse,

I thought I was doing Ok until I just read your thread, I have an 9/06 Yammy 130 with 67 hours on the clock, looks like I'll have to crack the whip on a few deckies over the next 3 weeks to catch up.

Regards
Honda

[Gozz]

Well the engine i had on my old boat that i sold a xmas time had 4700hrs since new in 2000 and in the meantime i put 1700hrs on a work motor and 6-700hrs on another.....Dan..........

Thanks dan you've done some big hrs there,could you pleas tell us which make and models they where also 2st -- 4st etc.
I'll be buying a motor soon and I'd love to know what to look for.
Thanks mate.

[Chas & Clarry]

We've just replaced our 87 model 40hp Evenrude with a new 40hp 2stroke yammy...no idea how many hours we had on the old one (not enough though) and have just clocked 11 hours in 2 months on the Yammy. Looking forward to not having to run the extra oil in the mix now that we are over the 10 hour mark.

Some of you guys have got some impressive hours up per year!!
C&C

[Dan5]

Gozz checkout post 24 also suzi bf 70 4strk,and the yammie's were 2002,2003 50hp 4strk carbie but the efi should do same hour's as the carby model.I don't think you'll get those hour's from a 2strk.Dan............

[Seahorse]

honda, not far behind, but still crack those whips. hopefully put few more on this sat

greg

[poundalead]

I have a 100hp Yamaha 4 stroke '01 model. She's got 875 hrs on the clock, and runs like a dream never had one sniff of a drama. Definately would'nt upgrade to a new one. My mechanic reckons i'll get 3 grand out of her!!!