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Old 05-01-2016, 07:37 AM   #2
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Originally Posted by stynx55 View Post
We are shopping around looking to possibly upgrade our boat. Recently we looked at a 1996 bow rider the boats in immaculate shape. My only concern is the amount of hours on the engine. The boat has a merc 350 mag with 400 hours. Any idea on what the engines lifespan should be
A well maintained I/O engine will easily exceed 1,000 hours without any issues. The very high performance engines, built up for speed, sometimes need a rebuild in 100 hours or so but that is a lot different than a stock engine.
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