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Hours on a used boat motor
Posted on 4/27/19 at 6:51 am
Posted on 4/27/19 at 6:51 am
What is an acceptable number of hours on a used motor? What would be considered high?
This post was edited on 4/27/19 at 6:52 am
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Posted on 4/27/19 at 7:23 am to RoosterCogburn585
I was always told that every 100hrs on and outboard was equal to 10k miles to a car. So 300hrs=30k mi and so on. Dont know how true this is tho.
Posted on 4/27/19 at 7:54 am to RoosterCogburn585
Plenty of regularly used motors go to 3000 hours if maintained well. Key word is regularly used. If theres a 10yr old boat with 50 hours, that's a situation to be wary of
Posted on 4/27/19 at 8:04 am to RoosterCogburn585
I’d worry less about the hours and more about compression, indication of discolored or burned paint on the upper block behind the flywheel or the head, condition of fuel lines, water pump operation, etc.
Have your own mechanic look over it really good before buying. If the seller refuses to let you do that, no sale.
Have your own mechanic look over it really good before buying. If the seller refuses to let you do that, no sale.
Posted on 4/27/19 at 8:52 am to PillageUrVillage
Also draining a little LU to see if it's milky or if the plug has metal on it.
I didn't get stuff really checked out as pillage suggested and got burned on a boat I just bought.
I didn't get stuff really checked out as pillage suggested and got burned on a boat I just bought.
Posted on 4/27/19 at 9:25 am to RoosterCogburn585
Bring someone with you who knows what they're looking at too
Posted on 4/27/19 at 10:05 am to RoosterCogburn585
Best used motor will have btw 40/60 hrs per year and well maintained
Posted on 4/27/19 at 12:46 pm to RoosterCogburn585
Age of motor? These motors now I’m not worried at all about hours. As a previous poster stated it’s all about compression etc.. The new motors now can be plugged in at a dealer, and they can tell you how it was treated, avg mph, avg rpm etc.. I’ve seen motors with 2-3k hours on them still going strong.
Posted on 4/27/19 at 8:27 pm to shallowminded
Thanks to everyone for the suggestions. Really do appreciate it. Anyone have any type of experience with Blue Wave Boats?
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