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Engine Hours
Greetings group.
I'm interested in purchasing a 1999 Chris Craft bowrider with a Volvo Penta engine. The vessel has around 250 hours on it and I'm wondering if that is acceptable? Thanks |
Engine Hours
wrote in message oups.com... Greetings group. I'm interested in purchasing a 1999 Chris Craft bowrider with a Volvo Penta engine. The vessel has around 250 hours on it and I'm wondering if that is acceptable? Thanks I owned a 1997 Wellcraft with the Volvo Penta and I dont think I went a month without something breaking on it. It would not start if warm (so after you let it sit for 30 minutes). I swore that I would never get another Volvo Penta - the higher end ones are better, I guess. |
Engine Hours
wrote: Greetings group. I'm interested in purchasing a 1999 Chris Craft bowrider with a Volvo Penta engine. The vessel has around 250 hours on it and I'm wondering if that is acceptable? Thanks Most people would consider 250 hours on a 7 year old boat to be very low. Average usage in most climates wouold be 50-100 engine hours a year. Are you sure the hours are accurately represented? Is there a hour meter, and if so are there supporting service bills, etc, that would encourage you to believe the 250 hour figure? Certainly consider having an indpendent mechanic thoroughly check out the entire engine and drive system. Odds are it won't be "perfect", but if the seller is trying to hide some major defect it's a lot cheaper to find it now (and either pass on the boat or negotiate a lower price to offset some or all of the work required) than it would be to discover serious problems the first hour after the ink has dried on your bill of as-is sale. With a moderate amount of luck and a comprehensive maintenance schedule, that engine will more than likely serve you well past 1,000 hours. You could easily see 1500, but going well beyond 2000 hours will require more than just a little luck as well as rigorous maintenance. |
Engine Hours
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Engine Hours
wrote in message oups.com... Greetings group. I'm interested in purchasing a 1999 Chris Craft bowrider with a Volvo Penta engine. The vessel has around 250 hours on it and I'm wondering if that is acceptable? Thanks Low hours for a 7 year old boat. Make sure to have it both structurally and mechanically surveyed, including a compression test of the engine. |
Engine Hours
"Dan J.S." wrote in message ... wrote in message oups.com... Greetings group. I'm interested in purchasing a 1999 Chris Craft bowrider with a Volvo Penta engine. The vessel has around 250 hours on it and I'm wondering if that is acceptable? Thanks I owned a 1997 Wellcraft with the Volvo Penta and I dont think I went a month without something breaking on it. It would not start if warm (so after you let it sit for 30 minutes). I swore that I would never get another Volvo Penta - the higher end ones are better, I guess. Other than the unique outdrive section, just what makes a Volvo Penta "engine" any different than a Mercruiser? Both are based on a GM 350 engine block (for most applications). RCE |
Engine Hours
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Engine Hours
Other than the unique outdrive section, just what makes a Volvo Penta "engine" any different than a Mercruiser? Both are based on a GM 350 engine block (for most applications). The marinization parts (externals) are different, the internals would be the same. Things like fuel delivery, sea water delivery (cooling), exhaust, and electrics would be unique from Volvo to Mercruiser. Block and internals such as pistons and crank should be the same. |
Engine Hours
"RCE" wrote in message ... "Dan J.S." wrote in message ... wrote in message oups.com... Greetings group. I'm interested in purchasing a 1999 Chris Craft bowrider with a Volvo Penta engine. The vessel has around 250 hours on it and I'm wondering if that is acceptable? Thanks I owned a 1997 Wellcraft with the Volvo Penta and I dont think I went a month without something breaking on it. It would not start if warm (so after you let it sit for 30 minutes). I swore that I would never get another Volvo Penta - the higher end ones are better, I guess. Other than the unique outdrive section, just what makes a Volvo Penta "engine" any different than a Mercruiser? Both are based on a GM 350 engine block (for most applications). RCE Volvo folks made a bunch of engineering mistakes, this is why certain things were never fixed. For example, the fuel line was actually touching the engine block, and it would basically boil the fuel in the line. I had a mechanic re-route it, at my own expense. This helped with the warm starts (and it helped with fuel being pushed into the carb). Then the alternator just flew off one day. Both bolts were ripped off and it caused all kinds of damage inside the compartment. This happen after a trip to the dealer where they specifically checked all the belts. I spent close to $700 in tow fees, and once I was stuck in a middle of a lake and had to brave a storm because I was dead in the water (after the storm passed and the engine cooled, it turned right over) So I thought, well I will just get something with a Japanese engine. I bought a pontoon boat made by Bennington with a Honda. Well - last year I spent $1000 on fixing that engine because the computer on it went out - $1000 also included tune up and a few mods I had them put on it (for some reason Lingenfelter doesn't do a Honda 90 supercharger - damn!!) In either case, I hope that my luck turns for the better with the boats this season - I am off to a good start - a marina I was gunning for opened up a dock for me - right across from an awesome country club. |
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