Question on engine hours

P-3 Guy · 05-01-2016, 08:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NoBozo

Your common Cessna/Piper aircraft are typically rated for 2000 hours before an overhaul May be required.

At a minimum, annual checkups are FAA mandatory. I guess that means..regular maintenance WILL occur. Most of it must be done by an FAA Certified mechanic.

Bottom Line: 2000 hours is a reasonable time for an internal combustion engine to remain serviceable.

Just a Benchmark...... for consideration.

NB

Talk about apples and oranges. The results of an aircraft engine failure are very likely to be considerably more dire than an engine failure on a small pleasure boat.

Phantom · 05-02-2016, 07:34 AM

STYNX55 -- 350 Mags are the "workhorse" engines. I would dare say, better than 60-70% of all boats on Winni currently (20'-26') have one.

As far as hours are concerned, take a look in the forum archives for the Poll that asks "what your average engine hours" in the past season. http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...ad.php?t=19941

Take that and multiply by your 19yr. old boat. For us, we run on the high side averaging 90 - 110 hours a Season -- but admittedly that is quite a high average.

For me - a 19 year old boat, with ONLY 400 hrs. (avg. 21 hrs./yr.), would make me start asking other questions -- was this the proverbial "Grandma's boat only used on Sunday's to go to church? -- Was the original engine replaced ? -- is that 400 hrs. on the dash gauge or off the Engine chip? (if you replace the gauges say at 600 hrs., the dash gauge begins at zero from there)

Bottom line -- do not be so concerned with Engine hours as much as the Hull, interior, etc

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stynx55 · 05-03-2016, 05:35 AM

The boat is a 2006, not a 1996. I don't know why I posted 96,

SAB1 · 05-03-2016, 07:16 AM

Asked the same question to my mechanic couple years ago. A lot depends on how it's used as mentioned above but he said general rule of thumb is when they hit 1200 hours they start to get tired. Mine is a 1997 with 1000 on it but a lot of those are trolling hours with no skiing/tubing and being well maintained. I expect to 1500 or better of it.

05-02-2016, 07:34 AM	#2
Phantom Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Berlin, Ma / Gilford Posts: 1,936 Thanks: 452 Thanked 603 Times in 340 Posts	STYNX55 -- 350 Mags are the "workhorse" engines. I would dare say, better than 60-70% of all boats on Winni currently (20'-26') have one. As far as hours are concerned, take a look in the forum archives for the Poll that asks "what your average engine hours" in the past season. http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...ad.php?t=19941 Take that and multiply by your 19yr. old boat. For us, we run on the high side averaging 90 - 110 hours a Season -- but admittedly that is quite a high average. For me - a 19 year old boat, with ONLY 400 hrs. (avg. 21 hrs./yr.), would make me start asking other questions -- was this the proverbial "Grandma's boat only used on Sunday's to go to church? -- Was the original engine replaced ? -- is that 400 hrs. on the dash gauge or off the Engine chip? (if you replace the gauges say at 600 hrs., the dash gauge begins at zero from there) Bottom line -- do not be so concerned with Engine hours as much as the Hull, interior, etc . __________________ *A bad day on the Big Lake (although I've never had one) - Still beats a day at the office!!* Last edited by Phantom; 05-02-2016 at 09:25 AM.

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05-03-2016, 05:35 AM	#3
stynx55 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 70 Thanks: 5 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	The boat is a 2006, not a 1996. I don't know why I posted 96,

05-03-2016, 07:16 AM	#4
SAB1 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Tuftonboro Posts: 1,276 Thanks: 196 Thanked 336 Times in 244 Posts	Asked the same question to my mechanic couple years ago. A lot depends on how it's used as mentioned above but he said general rule of thumb is when they hit 1200 hours they start to get tired. Mine is a 1997 with 1000 on it but a lot of those are trolling hours with no skiing/tubing and being well maintained. I expect to 1500 or better of it.