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On Tuesday 04 January 2005 11:24 pm in rec.boats wrote:
Let's say a typical family owwner who doesn't push the boat that hard
that often and uses it a reasonable amount each year. With typical
maintenance what's reasonable? I see boats with 300 hours (good) and
1,600 hours (bad?) and I've read somewhere that about 1,000 is typical
(that's about 60,000 miles in auto speak if I drive 60 mph and get to
1,000 hours.
What can I use as a guide?
Average usage is generally accepted as being 100 hours/year
for main engines and 200 hours/year for generators.
Obviously some boats will do less and others rather more.
A petrol (US gasoline) engine will probably have a usefull
life of a few thousand hours, OTOH decent diesels such as
CAT or Volvo should be good for between 10,000 and 20,000
hours because they are designed for heavy truck duty.
Look for a full service history with receipts and logbooks.
A boat with twin diesels is far more likely to get you home
than a single or petrol (US gasoline) powered boat. Fuel
costs will also be better.
On a limited budget you should go for the best engines you
can find so long as the hull is good. Interior trim, carpets,
etc are easy to upgrade, replacement engines are expensive.
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