how many hours on your motor

[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.

[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!

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!

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

Daz

[FNQCairns]

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

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.