Hours On Boats?

firefighterbrent · Newbie Joined: 08 May 2004 Posts: 6 City: Peoria

I just found a 2002 mastercraft x-7 with 140 hours on it..................... As you can see I am new with the buying aspect of boats but how many hours is alot... I wanted a boat with low hours.... Is this low hours? what type of life should I espect out of thease.... Thankyou all for your help

lcap · Ladies Man Joined: 13 Nov 2003 Posts: 10973 City: Homeless

140 hours for 2 or 3 seasons is just about right--shes just been broken in for you.

Don't get low hours confused--its just as hard or harder on mechanical equipement that is not used (the sits) than one that has been.

You should get about 2,000 hours on an inboard before the engine needs work. Most of the time, the boat falls apart long before this.

This is all based on fresh water use only, if its been used in saltwater---keep looking.

firefighterbrent · Newbie Joined: 08 May 2004 Posts: 6 City: Peoria

Thankyou

firefighterbrent · Newbie Joined: 08 May 2004 Posts: 6 City: Peoria

Thankyou

firefighterbrent · Newbie Joined: 08 May 2004 Posts: 6 City: Peoria

Thankyou

actiondcpd · Posted: May 09, 2004 9:48 pm Post subject:

Thats a lot of thank you's!

jf_belgium · Newbie Joined: 20 Aug 2003 Posts: 19

140 hours isn't much at all...
we've driven about 170 hours last summer.

surfsup · Outlaw Joined: 30 Jan 2004 Posts: 118 City: Orlando

It really depends on the location. Boats located in Florida will average 75-100 hours per year while boats located in the midwest will average 50-75 per year.

jflock2 · Outlaw Joined: 25 Nov 2003 Posts: 234 City: Atlanta

firefighterbrent, I put (on avg.) 150+ hours per year. Focus on maintenance records...I change the oil religiously every 50 hours...My first boat lasted over 20 years.

kmayotte · Newbie Joined: 10 Apr 2004 Posts: 26 City: Pelham

we routtinley put 200+ on my 93' ski nautique per season, hah and our season in NH goes from late may to mid september if we're lucky. I'll tell you though she's a hurting unit, needs an engine rebuild.

Bruky · Guest

we put hours venturing into the 400's every year on ours being out at least every other day.

intotheflats · Posted: May 10, 2004 5:51 pm Post subject:

hours on an inboard mean nothing! on an I/O thats a different story but look at it in terms of a car engine. 1hr=60mi. 1,000 hours is only like 60,000 miles. still a lot of life left. With an I/O you have the outdrive to deal with. 1,000 hours on an outdrive is a ton. The engine will still be solid but the drive will more than likely need to be replaced or rebuilt $$$.

Bruky · Guest

great point intotheflats, but i/o typically arent driven as hard as wakeboard boats...with the stop, go, pull thing going on, except the select few that tow with them...

intotheflats · Posted: May 10, 2004 6:29 pm Post subject:

Good point but even wakeboard boats aren't run hard. most usually run 20-22mph which is under 3k RPM.