JimH wrote:
We would typically splash our boat during the 1st week of May and pull it
out by mid October, logging an average of 60-65 engine hours/year.


Instead of owning a boat, you should consider renting one for the few
times you use it.


How about you?


We put about 450 hours on the engine since Sept 2003. That's averaging a
little over 260 a year. We've spent a lot of weekends on the boat and
traveled between Charleston and Solomon's Island (not counting the
delivery from St Augustine)... Not counting weekends we've spent 7 or 8
weeks aboard.

At our marina there are approx 200 boats... less than 10% of them get
underway more than three times a year. It's sad.

Fair Skies- Doug King