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Speaking of boats for the middle class.
I bought my MaXum 2500 new in 1990. First boat. Only 'new' conveyance
I've ever bought. I bought the biggest boat I could put on a trailer without getting totally ridiculous, so I wouldn't have to trade up soon, and knew when I bought it I would be happy with it for years. 17 years, and still satisfied with what I have. Just perfect for the Sound and San Juans. No 2-foot-itis here, and, no slip fees. JR Tim wrote: I was wondering if there are any stats on how long people actually keep their boat. Like if they buy a new runabout or cuddie etc. how long do they actually keep it, before selling it or trading it in for a new model. some people keep cars a year then trade for new, others buy new and run the wheels off it. I've never bought a brand new boat in my life and really don't plan on it. My two boats are 1983 and 1977. Both in very good shape and will be keeping them for quite a while. Does anyone know what is the average trade off or average length of ownership is for boats? -- -------------------------------------------------------------- Home Page: http://www.seanet.com/~jasonrnorth |
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WaIIy wrote:
On Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:41:34 -0500, " JimH" ask wrote: Regarding mechanical problems, I have not had any significant problems with the outdrives on my boats. Having said that...........I will never purchase another boat with an outdrive as the upkeep is more demanding than an outboard. That's why you need a Volvo I/O. I really can't figure out what is the additional upkeep or why a Volvo would have less than a Merc. |
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JimH wrote:
"Reginald P. Smithers III" wrote in message . .. JimH wrote: "HK" wrote in message . .. JimH wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... I was wondering if there are any stats on how long people actually keep their boat. Like if they buy a new runabout or cuddie etc. how long do they actually keep it, before selling it or trading it in for a new model. some people keep cars a year then trade for new, others buy new and run the wheels off it. I've never bought a brand new boat in my life and really don't plan on it. My two boats are 1983 and 1977. Both in very good shape and will be keeping them for quite a while. Does anyone know what is the average trade off or average length of ownership is for boats? I would guess I change boats every 5-7 years. I have only purchased 1 new boat and that was only because the dealership was going out of business and I got a great deal on it. My 20 foot runabout is being gifted to my son when he is actually able to take ownership and advantage of using it. I received a call from the marina today that the outdrive maintenance has been completed and the boat is ready to be picked up. They found some additional problems with the OD.....which they repaired. We are picking it up over the weekend to be shrink wrapped and winter stored at another site (cheaper). Having never owned a boat with an I/O, my info is obtained vicariously. From what I have read here and elsewhere over the years, it seems to be that these drives are nothing but continuing maintenance and trouble. Yet the technology in them, really, is many decades old. Do you think they'd be less problematical if their manufacturers concentrated on improving the quality of the parts they contain and worried less about new and sometimes dubious features? Regarding mechanical problems, I have not had any significant problems with the outdrives on my boats. Having said that...........I will never purchase another boat with an outdrive as the upkeep is more demanding than an outboard. Except for the boot on the OD, what additional upkeep do you have? I thought you may know this but here goes anyway: The I/O stays submerged during the entire season. An outboard is in the water only when it is being used as it can be raised out of the water when docked. As a result the anodes need replacing more often and most significantly the lower unit on the I/O takes a beating. It also takes on a significant amount of marine growth with can result in reduced performance. Personally I clean the I/O whenever the water is warm enough to jump in. It is amazing the amount of marine growth that reoccurs within only a few weeks if not attended to. I have never had a problem with algea growth because I use Outdrive Anti-Fouling paint. It really makes a hell of a difference and is cheap and easy to do yourself. I look at the zincs every month or so, but I am lucky because my marina does not seem to have a stray current leak, because they barely look used when I replace them every 3 years. The first year, I thought this meant my zincs were not working, but I was assured they are working correctly. I was told if they weren't i would see pitting on the drive itself, which I don't. Since they are so cheap, I replace the zincs when i have the marina pulls the outdrive to do a complete service on the outdrive. |
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JimH wrote:
"Reginald P. Smithers III" wrote in message . .. WaIIy wrote: On Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:41:34 -0500, " JimH" ask wrote: Regarding mechanical problems, I have not had any significant problems with the outdrives on my boats. Having said that...........I will never purchase another boat with an outdrive as the upkeep is more demanding than an outboard. That's why you need a Volvo I/O. I really can't figure out what is the additional upkeep or why a Volvo would have less than a Merc. One less boot. BTW: I do have a Volvo. ;-) So do I, a DuoProp. I think they are great, but I never thought of them as demanding less service than a Merc. |
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JimH wrote:
"Reginald P. Smithers III" wrote in message . .. JimH wrote: "Reginald P. Smithers III" wrote in message . .. JimH wrote: "HK" wrote in message . .. JimH wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... I was wondering if there are any stats on how long people actually keep their boat. Like if they buy a new runabout or cuddie etc. how long do they actually keep it, before selling it or trading it in for a new model. some people keep cars a year then trade for new, others buy new and run the wheels off it. I've never bought a brand new boat in my life and really don't plan on it. My two boats are 1983 and 1977. Both in very good shape and will be keeping them for quite a while. Does anyone know what is the average trade off or average length of ownership is for boats? I would guess I change boats every 5-7 years. I have only purchased 1 new boat and that was only because the dealership was going out of business and I got a great deal on it. My 20 foot runabout is being gifted to my son when he is actually able to take ownership and advantage of using it. I received a call from the marina today that the outdrive maintenance has been completed and the boat is ready to be picked up. They found some additional problems with the OD.....which they repaired. We are picking it up over the weekend to be shrink wrapped and winter stored at another site (cheaper). Having never owned a boat with an I/O, my info is obtained vicariously. From what I have read here and elsewhere over the years, it seems to be that these drives are nothing but continuing maintenance and trouble. Yet the technology in them, really, is many decades old. Do you think they'd be less problematical if their manufacturers concentrated on improving the quality of the parts they contain and worried less about new and sometimes dubious features? Regarding mechanical problems, I have not had any significant problems with the outdrives on my boats. Having said that...........I will never purchase another boat with an outdrive as the upkeep is more demanding than an outboard. Except for the boot on the OD, what additional upkeep do you have? I thought you may know this but here goes anyway: The I/O stays submerged during the entire season. An outboard is in the water only when it is being used as it can be raised out of the water when docked. As a result the anodes need replacing more often and most significantly the lower unit on the I/O takes a beating. It also takes on a significant amount of marine growth with can result in reduced performance. Personally I clean the I/O whenever the water is warm enough to jump in. It is amazing the amount of marine growth that reoccurs within only a few weeks if not attended to. I have never had a problem with algea growth because I use Outdrive Anti-Fouling paint. It really makes a hell of a difference and is cheap and easy to do yourself. I look at the zincs every month or so, but I am lucky because my marina does not seem to have a stray current leak, because they barely look used when I replace them every 3 years. The first year, I thought this meant my zincs were not working, but I was assured they are working correctly. I was told if they weren't i would see pitting on the drive itself, which I don't. Since they are so cheap, I replace the zincs when i have the marina pulls the outdrive to do a complete service on the outdrive. You seem to have the perfect boat that never has any sort of problems Reg. ;-) Even with an anti-fouling paint you will get algae growth. BTW: One additional maintenance item with I/O's........alignments. Inboards or outboards are the only way to go. When all you have is an imaginary boat, like Reggie has, you never have mechanical problems. Serious question. I have no ownership experience with these modern, car or truck gas engines in boats. What RPMS do you typically run them at? My SUV V8 loafs along at 2000 rpm or so at highway speeds, but you have to be running at what, twice that, in an I/O planing boat. What steps are taken to build up these engines to take that sort of constant high rpm stress? |
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JimH wrote:
"HK" wrote in message ... JimH wrote: "Reginald P. Smithers III" wrote in message . .. JimH wrote: "Reginald P. Smithers III" wrote in message . .. JimH wrote: "HK" wrote in message . .. JimH wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... I was wondering if there are any stats on how long people actually keep their boat. Like if they buy a new runabout or cuddie etc. how long do they actually keep it, before selling it or trading it in for a new model. some people keep cars a year then trade for new, others buy new and run the wheels off it. I've never bought a brand new boat in my life and really don't plan on it. My two boats are 1983 and 1977. Both in very good shape and will be keeping them for quite a while. Does anyone know what is the average trade off or average length of ownership is for boats? I would guess I change boats every 5-7 years. I have only purchased 1 new boat and that was only because the dealership was going out of business and I got a great deal on it. My 20 foot runabout is being gifted to my son when he is actually able to take ownership and advantage of using it. I received a call from the marina today that the outdrive maintenance has been completed and the boat is ready to be picked up. They found some additional problems with the OD.....which they repaired. We are picking it up over the weekend to be shrink wrapped and winter stored at another site (cheaper). Having never owned a boat with an I/O, my info is obtained vicariously. From what I have read here and elsewhere over the years, it seems to be that these drives are nothing but continuing maintenance and trouble. Yet the technology in them, really, is many decades old. Do you think they'd be less problematical if their manufacturers concentrated on improving the quality of the parts they contain and worried less about new and sometimes dubious features? Regarding mechanical problems, I have not had any significant problems with the outdrives on my boats. Having said that...........I will never purchase another boat with an outdrive as the upkeep is more demanding than an outboard. Except for the boot on the OD, what additional upkeep do you have? I thought you may know this but here goes anyway: The I/O stays submerged during the entire season. An outboard is in the water only when it is being used as it can be raised out of the water when docked. As a result the anodes need replacing more often and most significantly the lower unit on the I/O takes a beating. It also takes on a significant amount of marine growth with can result in reduced performance. Personally I clean the I/O whenever the water is warm enough to jump in. It is amazing the amount of marine growth that reoccurs within only a few weeks if not attended to. I have never had a problem with algea growth because I use Outdrive Anti-Fouling paint. It really makes a hell of a difference and is cheap and easy to do yourself. I look at the zincs every month or so, but I am lucky because my marina does not seem to have a stray current leak, because they barely look used when I replace them every 3 years. The first year, I thought this meant my zincs were not working, but I was assured they are working correctly. I was told if they weren't i would see pitting on the drive itself, which I don't. Since they are so cheap, I replace the zincs when i have the marina pulls the outdrive to do a complete service on the outdrive. You seem to have the perfect boat that never has any sort of problems Reg. ;-) Even with an anti-fouling paint you will get algae growth. BTW: One additional maintenance item with I/O's........alignments. Inboards or outboards are the only way to go. When all you have is an imaginary boat, like Reggie has, you never have mechanical problems. Serious question. I have no ownership experience with these modern, car or truck gas engines in boats. What RPMS do you typically run them at? Anywhere from 3600 to 4600 rpm. I believe WOT for mine is close to 5100 rpm. Well, that's not much different than how I run my Yamaha 150, though I am usually closer to 4000 rpm at the upper end, because of the almost constant hard chop hereabouts. WOT for me is 6000 rpm. |
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HK wrote:
JimH wrote: "Reginald P. Smithers III" wrote in message . .. JimH wrote: "Reginald P. Smithers III" wrote in message . .. JimH wrote: "HK" wrote in message . .. JimH wrote: "Tim" wrote in message ... I was wondering if there are any stats on how long people actually keep their boat. Like if they buy a new runabout or cuddie etc. how long do they actually keep it, before selling it or trading it in for a new model. some people keep cars a year then trade for new, others buy new and run the wheels off it. I've never bought a brand new boat in my life and really don't plan on it. My two boats are 1983 and 1977. Both in very good shape and will be keeping them for quite a while. Does anyone know what is the average trade off or average length of ownership is for boats? I would guess I change boats every 5-7 years. I have only purchased 1 new boat and that was only because the dealership was going out of business and I got a great deal on it. My 20 foot runabout is being gifted to my son when he is actually able to take ownership and advantage of using it. I received a call from the marina today that the outdrive maintenance has been completed and the boat is ready to be picked up. They found some additional problems with the OD.....which they repaired. We are picking it up over the weekend to be shrink wrapped and winter stored at another site (cheaper). Having never owned a boat with an I/O, my info is obtained vicariously. From what I have read here and elsewhere over the years, it seems to be that these drives are nothing but continuing maintenance and trouble. Yet the technology in them, really, is many decades old. Do you think they'd be less problematical if their manufacturers concentrated on improving the quality of the parts they contain and worried less about new and sometimes dubious features? Regarding mechanical problems, I have not had any significant problems with the outdrives on my boats. Having said that...........I will never purchase another boat with an outdrive as the upkeep is more demanding than an outboard. Except for the boot on the OD, what additional upkeep do you have? I thought you may know this but here goes anyway: The I/O stays submerged during the entire season. An outboard is in the water only when it is being used as it can be raised out of the water when docked. As a result the anodes need replacing more often and most significantly the lower unit on the I/O takes a beating. It also takes on a significant amount of marine growth with can result in reduced performance. Personally I clean the I/O whenever the water is warm enough to jump in. It is amazing the amount of marine growth that reoccurs within only a few weeks if not attended to. I have never had a problem with algea growth because I use Outdrive Anti-Fouling paint. It really makes a hell of a difference and is cheap and easy to do yourself. I look at the zincs every month or so, but I am lucky because my marina does not seem to have a stray current leak, because they barely look used when I replace them every 3 years. The first year, I thought this meant my zincs were not working, but I was assured they are working correctly. I was told if they weren't i would see pitting on the drive itself, which I don't. Since they are so cheap, I replace the zincs when i have the marina pulls the outdrive to do a complete service on the outdrive. You seem to have the perfect boat that never has any sort of problems Reg. ;-) Even with an anti-fouling paint you will get algae growth. BTW: One additional maintenance item with I/O's........alignments. Inboards or outboards are the only way to go. When all you have is an imaginary boat, like Reggie has, you never have mechanical problems. Serious question. I have no ownership experience with these modern, car or truck gas engines in boats. What RPMS do you typically run them at? My SUV V8 loafs along at 2000 rpm or so at highway speeds, but you have to be running at what, twice that, in an I/O planing boat. What steps are taken to build up these engines to take that sort of constant high rpm stress? It depends upon the boat, but 3200-3500 has always kept my boats on plane. You are correct, I really have been lucky, and have never had a major problem, but I do keep up with the mfg'er recommended schedule. Do you have many mechanical problems with your boats? |
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Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
Do you have many mechanical problems with your boats? Not really, since I sell them off after three to four years. |
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