What do you consider high hours on a motor?

[Lakesport90]

Well my last one is about to finish H.S and funds seem to be a little better, so I was thinking about up grading to a rig with a 150. Don't really want anything over 175 hp.


What do you fellas consider high hours on a motor. I have a 2008 yamaha with about 50 to 60 hours on it.
Yes, I know I don't fish enough.

Do you think guys with high performance rigs run a lot of hours.

I know some of you fish every weekend or once a week. How far do you run for just a normal fishing trip..
I am hoping to start fishing more, but thing are a little crazy right now with mom
and everything.

[JOHN202]

Guess it depends how old the motor is as well, but to me if it had 400+ hrs on it, i would call that high. If you're able just buy a new one and you will have warranty. Yamaha makes a sweet 4 stroke 150, check it out when you start looking.

[Thefisherman64]

400 is alot................I'm in trouble...................

I would love to see what Roger has on his rig. He past trouble a looooonnnnggg time ago

[DOUGMCGEEFTD]

I can show you a pair of 5 year old mercies with 1800 hours on them never been touched except routine maint. Depends on who had it. How cared for, and if it was a good one or a bad one. Most pros boats get 4-600 hours in a year. Most guides as well. One thing to look at is if a motors 5 years old with only 100 hours WHY? Maybe it lived in the shop. Get serial number , check warranty history, run compression check, have diagnostics run on laptop.

[Rebel1]

I agree with Doug. There are 2 kinds of outboards, ones that have blown and those fixing to blow.

[DLAB]

I read about a pair of 250 ox66s with over 2000hrs on an offshore guide boat. My last motor was a Merc 200XRi, it was a 91 model that got used HARD and didnt pop till 2009! That was a good motor! My curren 98 Hammer still rollin strong but im pretty sure it dont even have 400hrs on it cause i know who had it forever! In my opinion, when you get a good one you GOT a good one, nomatter what brand

[toledo freak]

60 hrs a year is average

[BasinDawg]

Thats cuz the Yankees have to lock theirs up for 5 months a year

Take them out of the average and you will see 150hrs a year average

[Rebel1]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by toledo freak &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">60 hrs a year is average </td></tr></table>

Wow....my 08' only has 85-90 hours on it when I sold it....... I averaged almost 30 hours a year....

[toledo freak]

30 hrs is what i see alot!!! and high end is definately over 100, thats why i said average is 60ish, average is everything considered across the board and i have seen everything over 20yrs, or atleast i think i have i still get amazed

[BasinDawg]

I was clowning as I spend a lot of time on the water...motor hrs low TROLLING motor hours wayyyy high

[toledo freak]

i spend more than average amount of time on the water yearly and probably only do 60 ish a year on my boats, i too spend way more time on my troll motor than big motor

[barchief]

Mine is an '06, and it has 140 hours on it, and I put on 45 of those in the past two years.

[RonnieF]

I have a friend and she guides on Big Lake. She had an '02(or around there) Suzuki 4 stroke. She had over 4000 hrs when she got rid of it.
I think mine had between 500 & 600 hrs, but it's an '02.

Ronnie

[Skeet22]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by barchief &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">Mine is an '06, and it has 140 hours on it, and I put on 45 of those in the past two years.</td></tr></table>

I bet the led's have more hours than the mota!

[timojohn]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by Skeet22 &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">

I bet the led's have more hours than the mota!

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[barchief]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by Skeet22 &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">

I bet the led's have more hours than the mota!

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That's entirely possible.. I turned them on one day and didn't realize they were still on till the next day!

[Skeet22]

See I knew it!

If I were not so lazy I would have some blue ones in my rod lockers and compartments.

[barchief]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by Skeet22 &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">See I knew it!

If I were not so lazy I would have some blue ones in my rod lockers and compartments.

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whenever you ready, let me know. I'll come by with wire crimpers in hand!

[Skeet22]

I could probably use the existing wiring from my current lights I would imagine right?