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New to boating....general question: how much time should I expect to get out
of an outboard, say a Yamaha 225 or so ? Is 2000 hours reasonable ? |
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we just did this one - see the "probably asked a million times" thread.
-W "Finn" wrote in message news:qgphb.533545$cF.201715@rwcrnsc53... New to boating....general question: how much time should I expect to get out of an outboard, say a Yamaha 225 or so ? Is 2000 hours reasonable ? |
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followed the thread but couldn't actually conclude anything......
"Clams Canino" wrote in message news:Epphb.719326$Ho3.167036@sccrnsc03... we just did this one - see the "probably asked a million times" thread. -W "Finn" wrote in message news:qgphb.533545$cF.201715@rwcrnsc53... New to boating....general question: how much time should I expect to get out of an outboard, say a Yamaha 225 or so ? Is 2000 hours reasonable ? |
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DING!
The data is inconclusive. All based on anecdotal reports. All based on different styles of use. Big exceptions to both sides of the stories. I know of no accurate published "mean time between failures" data. And we all know the stories - good and bad. -W "Finn" wrote in message news ![]() followed the thread but couldn't actually conclude anything...... |
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This whole thing comes down the the old "George Washington's hatchet" story
This is the hatchet George Washington cut down the cherry tree with. It has a new head and the handle has been replaced a few times but it is the same hatchet! If you keep fixing an old outboard it will go forever. In a purely anecdotal account, the powerhead and foot internals of my Mariner 75 went over 3000 hours without any attention but I did replace the stator, tilt/trim was rebuilt, replaced all the solenoids at least once along with the usual maintenance items (water pump, plugs, carb kits etc). |
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