Total engine hours in a season???
 

I am curious as to how many engine hours are actully logged on your boats engine(s) each season? I live on a lake and do quite a bit of boating over a longer season than many Northern boaters, and don't actually log that many engine hours. I am wondering if an engine-outdrive... warranty that adressed hours would be superior than months, years???

This season I did about 70 hours. Last season I did 120 or so. Got a later start this year due to building a motor.... oh well. I'd say I average about 100 a season and I boat in Michigan.

I average about 100 hrs per season.

Yep, I'd say average is about 80-to-100 hours per season...:cool:

2002 = 0 hours
avarage : 90-100 hrs

I logged 170 hrs this year. And I cant tell you how many hours we spent lounging around tied up in a bay with the engines off

We put 200 hours on this year, but in the past averaged 100-150. We live on a chain of lakes in northern Illinois and also towed to LOTO three times.

Hours
 

+- 200 Hours if boat does'nt break down

WOW , a lotta hrs so far on this post.
I beat you Otis311 , at least for hrs anchored in my favoite cove:D Just climbed out from under the boat cover and found 49 hrs and 1022 miles on the gps , so far. Hope to get one more weekend and maybe a lunch run one day this week.;)
The end of Sept. the damned bottom fell out of the thermometers and we've been lucky to see 60*in Jersey:( Up till then we were in the 80s.

I've got to admit I am surprised by the amount of hours some of you guys logged. Keep them coming, I'd like to get enough responses for a worth while average.

Some of you guys sure do get alot of use out of your boats by the looks of the hours you rack up. I only average about 40 a year. Not that I am not on the water, Just end up anchored at the beach drinking beer most of the day when I am out.:D

75 last year...45 this year :(

I put 100 hrs on my Top Gun

45 hrs on my 280 Baja before it sold:D

35 hrs on my 22 Pachanga

30 hrs on my 26' Carver cabin cruiser

2 hrs paddling around iin the kayak:D

countless hrs bull****ting on the dock:D :rolleyes: :D

Kurt.

I loged about 20 hours but did not get in tell labor day weekend. I would have more but I have been moving and other stuff with the business that is taking my attention.

Jon

Around 40 Hours...Just winterized today...

30 hours But the nearest water is 1 hour away
and my favorite water is the 1000 island's area which is 3 hours

120 hours on what was a new Thunder. They do add up fast.

40 hours. Unfortunately I only boat from Memorial Day to Labor Day and the boat sits on a hoist 4 hours from home at the cottage in northern Michigan.

I average around 70 a year. This year I'm at 95 and still counting. I need one more good day.:D
Dan

65 hrs on the 28 Pantera
15 hrs on the 24 Outlaw

80-100 hrs a year is pretty average for me and actualy this year I was on pace to be over a 100. The weather just didn't cooperate with my schedule. Only put on about 3 hrs since Labor Day.

About 55 hours this year. Lot of sandbar time;)

80

About 400 since Memorial day, and I lost about a month.
Not much more time left for me this year. Time to get
painting again.

94 hrs so far this year!
MD

89 hours so far this year. One more trip planned so I'll probably end up with 91 or so.

120 Hrs

The last two hours were spent freezing my b@lls off, but I needed one more day!

Right around 70 hours a year, but that was before I moved to FL. This year????? the meter hasn't stopped yet:p

Will

we average about 80-100 hours a season

About 100 hours a year(12 months).
I have 149 hours now, since buying it last March.:cool:

75 Hrs.

.5 :(

This was a good year. I ended up with 125 hours. This is true run time.

83 hours last year and 86 this year. And lots of time at the beach.

45 hours run time, 4 gallons of Captin, Beers who counts, beach hours off Wilmette endless. Unfortunatly we only started this season in July. It just does not look like we will get our last day this year, the cold moved in and won't go away, of course untill I winterize the boat.

Hours...
 

126 this year, Michigan, april to sept. 30th, 2002 boat
with 149 hours. Put 23 on last year, picked it up Aug. 23rd.
2001.

I bought the boat in 1997

year one:115
two:105
three: 1
four: 80
this year: 37

75hrs and counting. We still have some of our best boating ahead of us.:D

Douggie

What amazed me in the past average speed during a day boating
a lot of times was only 6 to 10 miles per hour in a day do to no wake zones .. so I guess in many instances a boat with 600 hours 2/3 of it might be no wake speeds

What does this mean?
 

Looking at the responses, and throwing out Cord and Geo100 (sorry guys), it looks like the average run time is between 87 and 88 hours a season. As Turbo2256 points out, how many of these hours are at low speeds? Look at the GPS read-outs that have been posted on some high speed runs. Average speeds even with these blasts are low.

So back to my question; What is a reasonable and realistic warranty period expressed in hours for a HP powertrain?
100?
150?
200?
An interesting way to look at it I think!!!

40 hrs since august 1, all my buddies want to sewll their boats now because they're on mine all the time:D just pulled yesterday, and would have left it in --but heading to spain/ amsterdam/ new orleans for a full circle 2.5 week trip. didn't want to chance it freezing while i was gone :eek: