Just guessing but since it is a toy (in the sense of "he who has the
most toys wins") the lifespan will probably be about 3 hours short of
the return to the dock on a very long lake.

On 8 Oct 2003 13:13:41 -0700, (shawn) wrote:

but can't find any solid data on it in searches. Whats the average
lifespan in hours of an outboard....say a 50hp and a 90hp etc 4
stroke?

example ran everyday not hard but cruising speed. I know theres alot
of ifs etc but somewhere there has to be some data from fishermen,
charter, etc...