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How many hours on your outboard engines
Posted on 2/12/19 at 1:22 am
Posted on 2/12/19 at 1:22 am
How many hours you guys have on your outboard engines? 2 stroke or 4 stroke. I had a used Yamaha 150 Vmax that blew up on me at around 500 hours, probably because I ran it like a bat out of hell. Also had a 90 yamaha 2 stroke that I got used for a year and it had over 700 hours when I bought it and never gave me any issues before selling it. But, now I've got a Honda 225 and I brought it into the shop in the fall to get the 10 year service done: thermostats, oxygen sensors, other sensors, etc.. and the printout from the computer said I was just over 1000 hours. With only 4 hours at WOT. Safe to say I learned my lesson on running them hard.
I've heard of some 4 strokes and even 2 strokes lasting over 3000 hours with regular maintenance. Curious to see if any of you baws have any engines up that high in hours that are still running fine or what issues you did have with them once the hours got up there
I've heard of some 4 strokes and even 2 strokes lasting over 3000 hours with regular maintenance. Curious to see if any of you baws have any engines up that high in hours that are still running fine or what issues you did have with them once the hours got up there
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Posted on 2/12/19 at 3:39 am to lodgedup
I don’t think it matters if they’re run hard or not. Some outboards actually last longer if they’re run hard. That being said, outboards that are used often last way longer than ones that sit up for months at a time unused.
2017 Suzuki 25 with 180 hours
2018 Yamaha 200 with 80 hours
2017 Suzuki 25 with 180 hours
2018 Yamaha 200 with 80 hours
This post was edited on 2/12/19 at 4:07 am
Posted on 2/12/19 at 7:16 am to lodgedup
07 yam 4 stroke
390
390
Posted on 2/12/19 at 7:20 am to lodgedup
05 115hp Optimax 247 hours
Posted on 2/12/19 at 7:23 am to lodgedup
2012 Yamaha flashed 200SHO, 420hrs
Posted on 2/12/19 at 8:04 am to lodgedup
I have no clue how many hours I have on mine, it's an 07 Yamaha 90 2 stroke.
We had a work boat at my previous job that had 225 Salwater Series Yamaha with only 5,200 hours on it before it shite the bed.
We had a work boat at my previous job that had 225 Salwater Series Yamaha with only 5,200 hours on it before it shite the bed.
Posted on 2/12/19 at 8:06 am to lodgedup
99 Yamaha 150 with 582 hours
Posted on 2/12/19 at 9:04 am to lodgedup
1992 Johnson 175 Fast Strike
Hours - a lot
Hours - a lot
Posted on 2/12/19 at 9:04 am to lodgedup
I agree with other posters comments about it not being an issue "running them hard" provided you're not going over the max RPM at WOT. I run my engine WOT all the time but with 2-3 people and gear I'm only at 5200-5300 RPMs (engine max is 5750). Only time I've come close to 5750 is with low fuel, no gear, and only myself in the boat.
Posted on 2/12/19 at 9:51 am to lodgedup
05 Yamaha 2 stroke 90. 117 hrs.
Posted on 2/12/19 at 10:52 am to lodgedup
2 hours represent the average fishing trip running time, sometimes much less but hardly ever more then that. remember, its not time on the water but just actual time it runs.
now think about how many times you go fishing each year and multiply that by 2 and thats going to be pretty close to the hours you put on a motor each year.
lets assume the average guy fishes a lot and goes every other weekend so thats 25 trips a year or 50 hours a year for however old the motor is.
now use those guidelines to judge how much wear and tear there is on a motor with 150 hours on it or even 300 hours on it. 150 hours = 3 years of frequent use and 300 hours = 6 years of frequent use.
everyone has their own opinions on how long an outboard motor will last, the biggest worry for me is less about the hours but more about the unknown factor in how well the motor was flushed after each use.
i have seen guys who hardly flush motors at all and sell them after 5 years or so knowing full well the corrosion they allowed to happen inside those motors. thats why i would never buy a used motor from a stranger and it would have to be someone i personally witnessed how they cared for it its whole life
now think about how many times you go fishing each year and multiply that by 2 and thats going to be pretty close to the hours you put on a motor each year.
lets assume the average guy fishes a lot and goes every other weekend so thats 25 trips a year or 50 hours a year for however old the motor is.
now use those guidelines to judge how much wear and tear there is on a motor with 150 hours on it or even 300 hours on it. 150 hours = 3 years of frequent use and 300 hours = 6 years of frequent use.
everyone has their own opinions on how long an outboard motor will last, the biggest worry for me is less about the hours but more about the unknown factor in how well the motor was flushed after each use.
i have seen guys who hardly flush motors at all and sell them after 5 years or so knowing full well the corrosion they allowed to happen inside those motors. thats why i would never buy a used motor from a stranger and it would have to be someone i personally witnessed how they cared for it its whole life
This post was edited on 2/12/19 at 10:53 am
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