How many hours do you do a year ??

[Swerve]

All,

Since buying our boat in November 2005 we have done 30 hours in 4 months. This equates to 90 hours a year.

Looking around you see many boats being sold with only 100 hours 2-3 years old. How many hours are Ausfishers doing ? :D

Steve

[blaze]

no hour meter, but would think between 120 and 150hrs would be my average
cheers
blaze

[ShaneJ]

130 in one year! Although I did put 60 hours on it within 3 weeks :D

[Sportfish_5]

159 since last October :o ::)

[longtail]

only got my current boat last july , have done 81hrs so far , so i reckon i will do about 120hrs this year :o 8-)

in my others boat prob around 90-100hrs a year ;)

cheers
jason

[longtail]

159 since last October #:o ::)

:o :o :o

wish i could get out that often :'(

jason

[billy7]

83 hours in 12 months

[StevenM]

It all depends on what you do, travel and anchor, travel and troll. In one boat that I owned I put 45 hours on the hour meter in just under 3 years.

But I would hate to think how many I put on the 55ft/lb minnkota................wow 600hrs??? at a guess

At the moment with a change of boats and fishing styles I am averaging around 90 hrs a year.

Cheers
Steven

[DR]

mmm 82hours divided x 5 years = 16.4 hours a year.... :-/ :-/ :-/
don't get out a lot :'( & when i do i mainly drift,sometimes for hours.. also i like to get out early & come home early. :)
to quote 'system of a downs' chic 'n' stu "therapy, therapy, fishing gives me therapy" or something like that 8-)

[robersl]

mine was 18 months old when i sold it had 282 hours on it a lot of trolling for tailor inthe winter

[familyman]

Not nearly enough from the looks of it ;)100hrs /year thats 4hrs every second weekend ,I've got more boating to do to catch up!
In reality about 40-50hrs /year
cheers jon

[skales]

New 130 hp October 2004 ----- to date 22 hrs
I may find time off work one day to use it

[farticus]

300 hours per year average

[Lobster48]

186 hours in 12 months, about 22hrs was when I accidentally left the ignition on after a trip...make sure I always check now.

[Baycruiser]

about 120hrs/yr......

[revs57]

so far 55 hrs in 3mths...still, not enough ;D ;D ;D

[impulse492f]

So far from mid December about 55 hours

So at 55h / 12 weeks X 52 weeks = 238.3h p/y

shit that means at 238.3h @ 11.5 liters per hour @ $1.10 p/l = $3014.49

Need a bank loan and don't tell the wife

[madman1]

About 100 hours/year.

[fly_1]

For the last few years , have averaged around 320 - 350 p/year.
Still never enough!!

[finding_time]

300 hrs engine hours last year and i'm well on track to pass that this year and that's just when i'm on my boat .Boy do i have a good wife!!! :D

[pirate_pete]

Actual running hours accordind to the Hour run meter 434 in 8 months but much more at anchor

[ahoj]

farticus----- that is 5.45ours a week average-- you must live close to water

[herveybaymagic]

about 100 hrs a year

[hussy]

about 30 hpy i tend to stay put or drift a lot

[griz066]

Reckon I will do around 50

[Seahorse]

hey impulse thats scarey. might think twice now about new boat :-/

[frenzy]

not enough too busy at work :'( :'( :'(

[noluck]

too many
i wish i could sleep out there not to cam to land atall
no_luck

[vertico]

done about 250 hours since last june
etec 90 is still going strong
and getting great fuel economy

[impulse492f]

hey impulse thats scarey. might think twice now about new boat :-/


Yeap I know. 90L tank means $101.00 at todays price, How do the 200 H/P do it :-/

[MulletMan]

Somewhere I recall seeing in the stats from Maritime Safety Queensland reading that a Boaties who does 100 hours a year is considered to be a "standard operator"
At 50 a year you have to up yer game!
At 150 you are a heavy user of the boat.
I have always kept a running log since I had my first bondwood ski boat at 18 and have logged just on 5,000 hours in 45 years so that average is about, um, what? 110 per year and that kinda lines up with the above figures.
Some bad years you only get 50 then hammer it the next year to 150, still seems to run out at the 100 per year!

[impulse492f]

At 150 you are a heavy user of the boat.



Hell, where does that put me at my current usage............ empty pockets.

I'm sure i might slow down, maybe.

[poss]

40 hours in a year & 1/2, boat looks great in the shed

[Angla]

75 a year

Angla

[jeffmorris]

Steve I have owned a boat for 9 years. It is kept at a beach house which we use often but have only done 240hrs to date. I treat the boat like a swimming pool in that all this asset sitting there for a lot of the time without use but it's a lifestyle and I wouldn't be without it.

[snave]

no hour meter but i would think about 75-90 a year

[Swerve]

Steve I have owned a boat for 9 years. It is kept #at a beach house which we use often but have only done 240hrs to date. I treat the boat like a swimming pool in that #all this asset sitting there for a lot of the time without use but it's a lifestyle and I wouldn't be without it.

Just takes one good trip a year to make you realise why you have a boat. Were going strong since buying the boat, but I wonder in a years time what will happen ?

Steve

[Freeeedom]

Got my new boat last October. So far 75 hours on the meter, so I'm heading for at least the 150 hpy mark. You can put the hours on real quick if you spend a lot of time trolling
Cheers Freeeedom

[DaneCross]

About 120-150hrs for me, we do a lot of trolling in my rig though. Its still not nearly enough! ;D Especially lately, been 4wks since my last trip... :(

[robo02]

27 hours in 2.5 years not enough time away from work ..its a curse