Engine Hours 2015

Winnisquamer · 10-14-2015, 12:23 PM

Yea float time doesn't count. I actually always have the boat shut off when we are not actually moving. I try to keep the hours down for resale but when you live on the lake even going out for an hour or two after work a day adds up really fast!

Phantom · 10-14-2015, 01:32 PM

COME ON PEOPLE !!

When I last checked there were over 9,100 Registered Forum members ...... only 43 have posted their hours ......

Don't be shy !!

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Winnisquamer · 10-14-2015, 02:27 PM

22 cents a gallon!? eeh at least ill get a free fill up next season. I only used 463.53 Gallons this year compared to 600 last year. I track the hours and gas pretty diligently since I am what they call a "nerd." Overall it cost me $12.25/hr or 3.6 gallons/hour to run my boat.

Slickcraft · 10-14-2015, 05:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phantom

COME ON PEOPLE !!

When I last checked there were over 9,100 Registered Forum members ...... only 43 have posted their hours ......

Don't be shy !!

Well you know, for a lot of us the boating season is not over yet.

Will post after the boat is high and dry.

KDL · 10-14-2015, 08:53 PM

38 hours for me. All on Winni.

Taz · 10-15-2015, 01:47 PM

60 for me, all on Winni. Usually do 50 - 75 and thought that was alot considering I see many boats that never leave the slip but now realize a few on this site are doing alot more. However, I think the majority of boat owners do alot less than 50. This is a very small sample size when compared to how many boat owners there are out there.

kawishiwi · 10-15-2015, 09:01 PM

I only use the 115 for maybe 15 minutes a few times a day. Minnkota is burning electricity for hours and hours and hours.

trfour · 10-15-2015, 10:23 PM

We'd average 85 hours over 15 years living on Paugus Bay. Sometimes friends would come up to spend some time and bring their boats. We had our favorite spots to swim and such, that covered most of the Lake, ( not all ) but most...

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Phantom · 10-19-2015, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Slickcraft

Well you know, for a lot of us the boating season is not over yet.

Will post after the boat is high and dry.

That's just cruel Slick !

LOL

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Patofnaud · 10-19-2015, 05:21 PM

About 50 on the clock, about 10x that at anchor..

dippasan · 10-22-2015, 07:05 AM

Approx 50 hours for us but as mentioned, many many more hours of "cove" time swimming, listening to music and enjoying family and friends.
We do know how to have fun!!

Props to Dave's Motorboat Shop.
I had a major engine problem this summer but because of the fantastic service at Dave's we didn't lose a single weekend. Dropped the boat off on a Sunday night and a complete valve job was was done by Thursday morning.

Slickcraft · 10-27-2015, 07:27 PM

The Eastern will be hauled up tomorrow, had a very nice ride over the weekend and did a final check on the camp. Our boating season was April 22 to Oct 26, not the longest for us but not bad. As always we beat ice out by a day or two. Overall a pretty nice year.

We put 44 hours on the Slickcraft 'till Aug 25th and then 30 hours on the Eastern for a total of 74.

Now if only we could get a late March ice out in 2016!

VitaBene · 10-28-2015, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by dippasan

Approx 50 hours for us but as mentioned, many many more hours of "cove" time swimming, listening to music and enjoying family and friends.
We do know how to have fun!!

Props to Dave's Motorboat Shop.
I had a major engine problem this summer but because of the fantastic service at Dave's we didn't lose a single weekend. Dropped the boat off on a Sunday night and a complete valve job was was done by Thursday morning.

Ethanol related? The 6.2 MPI in my boat had the top end done due to ethanol, from what I was told, before I bought it.

dippasan · 11-02-2015, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by VitaBene

Ethanol related? The 6.2 MPI in my boat had the top end done due to ethanol, from what I was told, before I bought it.

Actually Dave claims it was a pretty common to have valve problems in the 90's with the 5.7 Mercruisers. I read quite a bit of info on line about it as well.

JPC · 11-03-2015, 10:56 PM

Twice a weekend all summer

. Sometimes more. I have to admit that there were a couple days with no wind so we motored for a couple hrs. But, I only had to put in 7gal of diesle fuel to top off the tank. I'm not in a hurry to go anywhere so sailing is fine with me.

Donzi Minx · 11-08-2015, 02:06 PM

I wish it more, 25 total for the season. Just finished the minor PM before it is up to Dave's for the winter nap. Many hours at anchor enjoying the lake and its inherent beauty. The day tripper from Bahstun planning on an earlier start next year!

Rich · 12-14-2015, 11:35 AM

Is this time on the lake, or time on your engines?

Many people run the engines to get to a spot on the lake, and then spend hours at that spot without the engine running. So engine hours only shows the amount of time moving on the lake.

I have 30 more hours on my generator than on my engines. On hot days, I run the generator when away from the dock to keep the cockpit refidge running and cold (and the ice maker running).

How many sailboats never run their engines?
How many boats don't even have an hour meter, or if they do, perhaps they rarely look at the hour meter? I had to wait until I got my maintenance records together to look at my engine hours and calculate how many hours over last year. Plus I have twin engines, do I get a double count in the engine hours category over those with a single engine?

Or triple, since I can also include generator time?

Phantom · 12-14-2015, 12:00 PM

The Poll is for straight "Engine Hours" ..............

As mentioned numerous times above, if it were time "on the Lake" 99% of us could triple (even quadruple) the hours.

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pjard · 12-14-2015, 08:11 PM

Engine running but fishing should be a category! I know that's not realistic... but if you fish it's very easy to put 10-15 per week in the April/May/June timeframe trolling (engine running). I finished this year at 145 hours, I would guess 60-70 hours was trolling.

Woodcrest · 12-24-2015, 07:27 AM

48 hrs on the tritoon and144hrs on the nautique. a lot of gas but worth every penny

Winnisquamer · 12-24-2015, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Woodcrest

48 hrs on the tritoon and144hrs on the nautique. a lot of gas but worth every penny

Your nautique a G by any chance?

Woodcrest · 12-24-2015, 11:06 AM

im not sure what g nautique is mine is a 20ft ski nautique i use for skiing thru the ski course in back bay

Winnisquamer · 12-24-2015, 12:19 PM

Gs are the newer G21 G23 and G25 wakeboard/surf boats. Been looking to see how one really does for wakesports but they're scarce around here.

ApS · 10-30-2015, 05:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phantom

COME ON PEOPLE !!

When I last checked there were over 9,100 Registered Forum members ...... only 43 have posted their hours ......

Don't be shy !!.

I'll speak up, although I'm not "eligible".

Some of us don't have "run-meters" to determine our exact hours on the lake.

Sail-powered watercraft can spend many-more hours out on the lake, taking in the Lakes Region's mountain scenery at a relaxing and peaceful rate of absorption.

• Try heading for your destination by fossil-fuel power and note the sailboats sailing in open water. They'll still be sailing—hours later—when you return!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Winnisquamer

Yea float time doesn't count. I actually always have the boat shut off when we are not actually moving. I try to keep the hours down for resale but when you live on the lake even going out for an hour or two after work a day adds up really fast!

Sailing is more like 4-dimension TV, where the boat and the environment both are moving with respect to one another, but do so in near-silence.

When I happen to sail by anchored boaters, they'll often say, "You sure look relaxed".

(And it's true).

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View Poll Results: How many Engine Hours for 2015
Less than 25	28	25.93%
26 to 50 hours	37	34.26%
51 to 75 hours	20	18.52%
76 to 100 hours	10	9.26%
over 100 hours	13	12.04%
Voters: 108. You may not vote on this poll

10-14-2015, 01:32 PM	#2
Phantom Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Berlin, Ma / Gilford Posts: 1,936 Thanks: 452 Thanked 603 Times in 340 Posts	COME ON PEOPLE !! When I last checked there were over 9,100 Registered Forum members ...... only 43 have posted their hours ...... Don't be shy !! . __________________ *A bad day on the Big Lake (although I've never had one) - Still beats a day at the office!!*

10-15-2015, 01:47 PM	#6
Taz Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 347 Thanks: 3 Thanked 70 Times in 47 Posts	hours 60 for me, all on Winni. Usually do 50 - 75 and thought that was alot considering I see many boats that never leave the slip but now realize a few on this site are doing alot more. However, I think the majority of boat owners do alot less than 50. This is a very small sample size when compared to how many boat owners there are out there.

10-15-2015, 09:01 PM	#7
kawishiwi Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 518 Thanks: 225 Thanked 167 Times in 108 Posts	Bass fisher I only use the 115 for maybe 15 minutes a few times a day. Minnkota is burning electricity for hours and hours and hours.

10-15-2015, 10:23 PM	#8
trfour Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Lakes, Central NH. and Dallas/Fort Worth TX. Posts: 3,694 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 3,067 Thanked 472 Times in 236 Posts	We'd average 85 hours over 15 years living on Paugus Bay. Sometimes friends would come up to spend some time and bring their boats. We had our favorite spots to swim and such, that covered most of the Lake, ( not all ) but most... Bow Full of Beauty... Attached Images __________________ *trfour* Always Remember, The Best Safety Device In The Boat, or on a PWC Snowmobile etc., Is YOU! Safe sledding tips and much more; http://www.snowmobile.org/snowmobiling-safety.html

10-14-2015, 12:23 PM	#1
Winnisquamer Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Winnisquam Posts: 408 Thanks: 72 Thanked 115 Times in 73 Posts	Yea float time doesn't count. I actually always have the boat shut off when we are not actually moving. I try to keep the hours down for resale but when you live on the lake even going out for an hour or two after work a day adds up really fast!

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10-14-2015, 02:27 PM	#3
Winnisquamer Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Winnisquam Posts: 408 Thanks: 72 Thanked 115 Times in 73 Posts	22 cents a gallon!? eeh at least ill get a free fill up next season. I only used 463.53 Gallons this year compared to 600 last year. I track the hours and gas pretty diligently since I am what they call a "nerd." Overall it cost me $12.25/hr or 3.6 gallons/hour to run my boat.

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pjard (10-14-2015)

10-14-2015, 08:53 PM	#5
KDL Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 119 Thanks: 0 Thanked 15 Times in 12 Posts	38 hours for me. All on Winni.

10-19-2015, 05:21 PM	#10
Patofnaud Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Tilton/Paugus Bay Posts: 242 Thanks: 15 Thanked 65 Times in 46 Posts	Wish you could count anchoring... About 50 on the clock, about 10x that at anchor..

10-22-2015, 07:05 AM	#11
dippasan Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Hooksett NH and Sleepers Isl Posts: 400 Thanks: 295 Thanked 192 Times in 85 Posts	Best head medicine Approx 50 hours for us but as mentioned, many many more hours of "cove" time swimming, listening to music and enjoying family and friends. We do know how to have fun!! Props to Dave's Motorboat Shop. I had a major engine problem this summer but because of the fantastic service at Dave's we didn't lose a single weekend. Dropped the boat off on a Sunday night and a complete valve job was was done by Thursday morning. Attached Images __________________ Luck is when preparedness meets opportunity

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10-27-2015, 07:27 PM	#12
Slickcraft Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Welch Island and The Taylor Community Posts: 3,386 Thanks: 1,260 Thanked 2,148 Times in 983 Posts	The Eastern will be hauled up tomorrow, had a very nice ride over the weekend and did a final check on the camp. Our boating season was April 22 to Oct 26, not the longest for us but not bad. As always we beat ice out by a day or two. Overall a pretty nice year. We put 44 hours on the Slickcraft 'till Aug 25th and then 30 hours on the Eastern for a total of 74. Now if only we could get a late March ice out in 2016!

11-03-2015, 10:56 PM	#15
JPC Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Milford, NH Posts: 164 Thanks: 46 Thanked 16 Times in 14 Posts	20 minutes out and 20 minutes back Twice a weekend all summer. Sometimes more. I have to admit that there were a couple days with no wind so we motored for a couple hrs. But, I only had to put in 7gal of diesle fuel to top off the tank. I'm not in a hurry to go anywhere so sailing is fine with me.

11-08-2015, 02:06 PM	#16
Donzi Minx Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Melrose, Mass. Posts: 194 Thanks: 0 Thanked 184 Times in 53 Posts	Engine Hours 2015 I wish it more, 25 total for the season. Just finished the minor PM before it is up to Dave's for the winter nap. Many hours at anchor enjoying the lake and its inherent beauty. The day tripper from Bahstun planning on an earlier start next year!

12-14-2015, 11:35 AM	#17
Rich Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Derry / Gilford Posts: 1,256 Thanks: 74 Thanked 348 Times in 237 Posts	Is this time on the lake, or time on your engines? Many people run the engines to get to a spot on the lake, and then spend hours at that spot without the engine running. So engine hours only shows the amount of time moving on the lake. I have 30 more hours on my generator than on my engines. On hot days, I run the generator when away from the dock to keep the cockpit refidge running and cold (and the ice maker running). How many sailboats never run their engines? How many boats don't even have an hour meter, or if they do, perhaps they rarely look at the hour meter? I had to wait until I got my maintenance records together to look at my engine hours and calculate how many hours over last year. Plus I have twin engines, do I get a double count in the engine hours category over those with a single engine? Or triple, since I can also include generator time? __________________ Don't listen to me, obviously I don't understand what I'm talking about! Let's help each other save time and money: WinniGas.com Get a backup/duplicate RF DESS Key for your SeaDoo, CanAm or SkiDoo RideKey.app

12-14-2015, 12:00 PM	#18
Phantom Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Berlin, Ma / Gilford Posts: 1,936 Thanks: 452 Thanked 603 Times in 340 Posts	The Poll is for straight "Engine Hours" .............. As mentioned numerous times above, if it were time "on the Lake" 99% of us could triple (even quadruple) the hours. . __________________ *A bad day on the Big Lake (although I've never had one) - Still beats a day at the office!!*

12-14-2015, 08:11 PM	#19
pjard Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 649 Thanks: 528 Thanked 196 Times in 103 Posts	Engine running but fishing should be a category! I know that's not realistic... but if you fish it's very easy to put 10-15 per week in the April/May/June timeframe trolling (engine running). I finished this year at 145 hours, I would guess 60-70 hours was trolling.

12-24-2015, 07:27 AM	#20
Woodcrest Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	boat hrs 48 hrs on the tritoon and144hrs on the nautique. a lot of gas but worth every penny

12-24-2015, 11:06 AM	#22
Woodcrest Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	nautique im not sure what g nautique is mine is a 20ft ski nautique i use for skiing thru the ski course in back bay

12-24-2015, 12:19 PM	#23
Winnisquamer Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Winnisquam Posts: 408 Thanks: 72 Thanked 115 Times in 73 Posts	Gs are the newer G21 G23 and G25 wakeboard/surf boats. Been looking to see how one really does for wakesports but they're scarce around here.

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