2002 Optimax 427 hrs. Just replaced secondary fuel pump. Other than normal maintenance, that's it !!
Ranger Boats / Mercury Motors
G Loomis Rods / Shimano Reels
Raymarine / MinnKota Ultrex
Garmin / Live Scope Plus
Pepper Jigs / Robo Worms
Troll Bridge / V-T2 Vents
Previous 2001 Mercury had over 700 current 1989 Evinrude doesn't have a hour meter but as far as I can tell it hasn't been touched.
2008 BULLET 21XD 2007 Merc 300xs
2008 BULLET 21XD 2007 Merc 300xs
2005 Mercury Pro XS 225, 700 hours.
I replaced the original compressor at 690 hours. That was in the spring and I had to take it to a dealer to run the oil pump prime sequence and they read the hours then. So, here's what I don't get. Yamaha has this stellar reputation (at least around here) as being the most trouble free longest lasting outboards. But, if you read thru this thread that's not the case at all. Looks Like Merc has the most high hour motors out there in BBC land anyway.
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Checked mine today while fishing... 718 on on 2014
My spare boat (now) is a 1988 Stratos with an XP 150 that I believe is still virgin. I've put at least 5 hours a week on it 40 weeks a year for the last 10 years and it was well used when I bought it.
2002 Suzuki 115, owned since new 1650 hours on meter.
2015 ProXs -93hrs
2015 Legend V20
250 ProXS
Lowrance HDSLIVE 12s/16
BBC Member since 2003
2015 115 Mercury 77.0
Danny Head
Hinton, Oklahoma
2015 Ranger RT 188, Mercury 115 4 stroke
I got my boat June 1st and the printout said 122 hours on my 06 Evinrude Etec 90, I don’t think he used the boat much, it was like new! I’ve been using her twice a week since I got her so I’m probably in the 140 range now, the tm gets much more use!
2006 Triton SP-185, 2006 Evinrude Etec 90, PowerTech NRS3, Garmin Echomap Plus 73CV & 93SV
My motors an 84 black max. Would be nice to know but bet way over 1000+.
keep your lines wet! God bless
It's because you are thinking of Bass boats only. Go to a saltwater forum and ask this same question. We don't pile on hours anything like they do...in fact, under 1000 is practically like new. The Yamaha F series and Suzuki motors dominate, many running 3-4000 hours. Heck, my Evinrude mechanic in Portland, Or has a customer with over 1800 hours on a pair of G2's. What we think of as high hours is a joke in the Bass boat world, although I would agree that we run them at a higher rpm on average and therefore or generally harder on them
2015 Ranger rt188/115 Etec
Saltwater boats are used in a completely different fashion than a bass boat. I don't feel like its a good comparison. Most troll for hours in a single trip and that adds extremely high hours with out the wear and tear of the same motor with half the hours at a higher RPM. However, there are a metric butt ton of Yamaha saltwater motors out there with high hours.
1992 Johnson FastStrike 150....635 hrs
1991 FastStrike (hot)150.....way too many hours to worry about.
1998 Ranger R93
1998 Mercury 200 EFI
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