chollyjohn
Regular Contributor
"In my most recent quest to pu
"In my most recent quest to purchase a boat I have encountered a troubling quesiton. The boats that I am looking at are 1989-1993 years. I feel construction was good then and I would have a trusted hull (surveyed of course). I am seeing boats with the original engines on them. 17 or so years old and ranging from 350 - 1150 hours of operation based on the installed hour meters.
I have consulted with several mechanics and the synopsis is this. Regarding raw water cooled engines; a life span can be expected of approx. 750-800 hours; for fresh water cooled a range of approx. 1150 - 1500 hours.]
But in the case of my boat search and eventual purchase, those boats having less than 750 hours raw water cooled are also 17+ years old. I feel I need to budget in dollars to repower the boat. The controversy is that boat brokers praise the low hours on a boat in their inventory and which also restricts any negotiations with the owner to discount the boat due to the age of the engine and not necessarily the hours on the engine. I appreciate anyones comments concerning what is the standard (if any) about needing a repower or rebuild due to age."
"In my most recent quest to purchase a boat I have encountered a troubling quesiton. The boats that I am looking at are 1989-1993 years. I feel construction was good then and I would have a trusted hull (surveyed of course). I am seeing boats with the original engines on them. 17 or so years old and ranging from 350 - 1150 hours of operation based on the installed hour meters.
I have consulted with several mechanics and the synopsis is this. Regarding raw water cooled engines; a life span can be expected of approx. 750-800 hours; for fresh water cooled a range of approx. 1150 - 1500 hours.]
But in the case of my boat search and eventual purchase, those boats having less than 750 hours raw water cooled are also 17+ years old. I feel I need to budget in dollars to repower the boat. The controversy is that boat brokers praise the low hours on a boat in their inventory and which also restricts any negotiations with the owner to discount the boat due to the age of the engine and not necessarily the hours on the engine. I appreciate anyones comments concerning what is the standard (if any) about needing a repower or rebuild due to age."