Too many hours???????

[killen1970]

Looking at an 01 SAN engine fresh water only has 566 hours on it. Allegidly well taken care is that too many? Boat has brand new interior and exterior looks good. Probably getting between 26-27. What do you think.

[Quinner]

RE: Too many hours???????

94hrs a season is almost double what they say average is (50hrs) however if it was well taken care of you should be able to go at least 3000hrs before an overhaul is req'd.

[Watty]

RE: Too many hours???????

I just bought a 00 SAN with 700 hrs and the compression test proved everything was fine and the engine runs like champ. The GT-40 engine can go over 2000 hrs. before a rebuild is required as long as all of the oil changes and general maintenance is completed on schedule. I would definately get a compression test and possibly a leak down test if things don't look right and then use your best judgement. An 01 with 566 hours averages out to less then 100 hrs. per season which is pretty low considering most people put well over 100 hrs on a SAN in a single season.

[MNSuperAir]

RE: Too many hours???????

I was always told to add two zeros to the hours and that is a good comparison to automobile miles. ie, 500 hours is similar to 50k miles on a car. Not sure if that answers your question.

[brianc]

HOURS WOULDNT WORRY ME AS LONG AS IT HAD BEEN SERVICED AND LOOK AFTER MY FIRST BOAT HAD NEARLY 2000 HRS AND IT NEVER GAVE ANY TROUBLE IF YOU TAKE A HIGH AVERAGE SPEED OF 40 MPH OVER THE 556 HOURS THAT THE BOAT YOUR LOOKING AT IT ONLY IS THE EQUIVIALENT OF ABOUT 22000MILES ON A CAR AND NOT THAT HIGH (I RUN AN AVERAGE OF 120 TO 280 HOURS A YEAR)
PICTURE OF MY NEW 211 HAVE HAD IT IN THE WATER YET !!!!!

[AuMDLST]

As long as the boat was taken care of - the hours sound reasonable for a good user - using a car mileage reference is somewhat confusing - a car at 3000 RPMs is more like 75 miles an hour - that would be like 41,000 car miles

[Rick]

When I bought my 2000SN in 2003 it had 1200 hours on it. It was a lake boat but they had all of the records. It runs like a top and I've never had a problem. PCM says 2000 to 2400 hours before rebuild.

[killen1970]

The boat is not really near a CC dealer can any type of boat service do a compression test? Thanks.

[surroundsound64]

Any BODY can do a compression test.

[Batman]

Take a fake a lake, water hose, and find a car repair shop, they should be able to do it for you.

[boatech]

alot will depend on how many times it has been overheated how well it was cared for around 700 i start seeing headgasket issues/failures and if the exhaust has never been repaced it will need to be done soon. i would still consider the boat if it looked good and price was right. have a compression check is a very god idea a MUST actually AND YOU DO NOT NEED A FAKE A LAKE FOR THIS TEST. any boat/car mechanic can do this for you. i charge 1hr to do compression/leakdown test. good luck

[iceman991]

my gmc has 19K miles and 800 hours if that helps any..........should be able to get a ton of hours out of a pcm motor!

[Stef_Jelos]

50 hours is average? Guess I'm way above average.

Agree with it being all about maintenance and care.

[DanielC]

I have over 2246 hours on my 1997 Ski Nautique, and I took it out yesterday, and it ran great.
It blew out some smoke when I started it, but that was the fogging oil I put in it last winter.

My belief is that the thing that is hard on boat motors is this, the length of time they sit between uses. PCM recommends you fog an engine that sits for longer than two weeks, I believe. Almost no body does this. When the engine sits for extended periods of time, oil slowly runs off the internal surfaces, and leaves them open to possible rusting, and or poor lubrication when finally started again. Frequent use means fewer long time intervals between starts, and less wear on the engine.

If you do a compression test on the engine, and you do run it before the test to get the engine warm, or even do a quick test start to see if it runs, YOU MUST SUPPLY WATER TO THE RAW WATER PUMP!