So who has the most hours on their engines?

[Boat Crazy]

@Impelled is over 1000 on his 2006.

 

[Impelled]

1019 hrs when we left Norris last week.
almost talked myself out of buying a newer boat! I’d lose a large bimini, gull wing doors, holeshot and walk-thru.....to get a Red AR240 , I’d have to move up to the 242X -

 

[captainhook]

I bought my 2008 232 Limited in July 2014 with 11 hours on it. With small kids and sitting a lot at anchor, moving, and building a pool between then and now I was up to 60ish hours last June when I checked it. We did use it a good bit last year with kids growing up and liking tubing but I would bet I am still under 100. I need to hook YDS up again and check. I wish I would’ve added hour meters when I bought it. Engine-wise all I’ve done is spark plugs and oil changes. All in all it’s been a great boat.

 

[buckbuck]

@Impelled What engine maintenance have you had to do? I remember the valve shim disaster. Have you replaced anything expensive?

 

[Quad]

629 hours as of last October when I put it away. All the kids have moved away so the hours are not piling up now.

The kids haven’t started asking to borrow the boat for their own social purposes yet?

 

[jtwrace]

170 hrs on an 1.8L HO which just turned a year old.

 

[OCMD]

180 on my 08 SX230! Got out once in 2019, and zero in 2018. (and once this year!)

 

[buckbuck]

The kids haven’t started asking to borrow the boat for their own social purposes yet?

@Quad The middle one and her husband just built a house in Texas with a boat garage attached that just happens to fit our 212X. I suspect the hours will continue to climb again soon.

 

[Scoop]

135 hours on a 2018 24'. Racked up about 50 hours in the last three months thanks to the lockdown.

 

[Impelled]

@Impelled What engine maintenance have you had to do? I remember the valve shim disaster. Have you replaced anything expensive?

no engine maintenance other than plugs every 2-3 yrs and oil &oil filters every year. Impeller bearings (X2)both sides In 2016, at the 10yr, 700 hr mark. I had a”Yamaha “ mechanic check my valve clearances in 2010 as recommended by Service manual at 250 hrs. Big mistake, bad idea , I don’t recommend messing with it! He didn’t use new O-rings when reinstalling the cooling tube in the valve cover.....but fortunately I saw it starting to leak immediately first time starting up
that’s all so far.

 

[buckbuck]

Nice. I have had to do more than that to mine and I only have 600 hours.

 

[Miitch]

165 on my 2011 Challenger SE. Bought it June 2nd with 144. 20 hours in one month, is that bad?? LOL. Given our ~4 month boating season, i have little time to rack up hours.

 

[mark_m]

no engine maintenance other than plugs every 2-3 yrs and oil &oil filters every year. Impeller bearings (X2)both sides In 2016, at the 10yr, 700 hr mark. I had a”Yamaha “ mechanic check my valve clearances in 2010 as recommended by Service manual at 250 hrs. Big mistake, bad idea , I don’t recommend messing with it! He didn’t use new O-rings when reinstalling the cooling tube in the valve cover.....but fortunately I saw it starting to leak immediately first time starting up
that’s all so far.

@Impelled are you in a slip at alum creek or are you trailering? Additionally, who did the bearing work in the Columbus area? I estimate I'm somewhere around 450 hours on by 07 SX230.

 

[Impelled]

Yes, trailering. I had Lodder's Marine in Cincinnati do it. I didn't buy from Sizzle and can't/won't go there anyway~

 

[Robconn]

Not even close! 2016 AR 192 MFD cluster states 160, minus the 35 hours from when the engine was rebuilt in 2018. Yamaha does not set hour meter back with rebuild.