How many hours?

Looking for feedback. When you guys are looking to buy a used boat, what is the hour range that you look for? and the boat your looking at is very well maintained and is "immaculate" condition.
thx

As far as hours goes, it really all depends on how the engine has been maintained. Older boats are naturally going to have more hours on them. Mine has 800 hours on it and runs like new...Just do your research and ask questions!

I've heard two trains of thought.

1. Look for low hours as it will still have life.

2. Look for more hours as its evidence of use and lack of inactivity. E.G. engine compressing valve springs for a long (year) period of time.

Of course assuming proper care and maintenance I prefer #2.

T

I would say if the boat has been used 15-20 hrs a year would be ideal on the low end.


If the boat has been used more than 100 hrs a year I would say then you would be getting on the high end but as long as they were maintained you should still be fine.

thx! I put on about 160 hrs last year, brand new, 06 and very well maintained. I use my x30 2 -3 times a week. Just thinking with the hours racking up, sell and buy again?????

my 06 has over 400 hrs on it. That is pretty high for most boats. If you like the boat keep it dont sell it.

Mike, that thought has crossed my mind as my boat has 800 hrs on it right now. Honestly though as long as you maintain them they will run a very long time.

In the past, I had thought about buying a 1 year-old boat from the Aquatic Center in San Diego. They buy new boats every single year for wakeboarding lessons and camps and all, but they put about 1000 hours on the boats each year and then sell them. I always wondered how bad it'd be to get a boat w/ 1000 hours that were all put on in one year. They do maintain them well, supposedly. From what I heard they were selling their 211's for about $40,000.

I have to say my whole family has boats and the one thing i have seen over the years is the people who use there boats regularly(100+hrs a year) have very few problems. the other half of the family the gets little useless than 50 hrs a year) always seems to be fixing something. this has me thinking that a boat that is used regularly and taken care of well is a better buy in my opinion. my old man has a moomba with just over 1500 hrs. changed all the fluids every 50 hrs and followed the mant. schedule and that baby runs like she just came off the floor. jmo.

thanks for the input. A well driven & maintained boat definitely is a better option.