#523527 - 07/28/09 05:19 PM
What do you consider a good yearly use of a boat ?
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Spawner
Registered: 11/04/99
Posts: 612
Loc: The Humboldt Nation
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I have had my new boat for over a year, and checked the hour meter for the main motor. For the first year I put 46 hours on the main. My T8 has at least 5 times that, as most of my fishing is done on the kicker. Was wondering what you guys feel is a legit hour/per year use of a boat. I'm sure others have put a lot more hours/per year. I constantly see used boats for sale with lest than 50 hours on them.
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#523537 - 07/28/09 05:43 PM
Re: What do you consider a good yearly use of a boat ?
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River Nutrients
Registered: 02/14/06
Posts: 2540
Loc: Elma
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I have thought about it, and on the average day of river fishing around here, you only run the big motor maybe 1-2 hr tops. When we salmon fish I would say the big motor runs for maybe 20 minutes the entire day.
If you are a weekend warrior 46 hours on the main would equate to 30-40 days on the water the way we fish. Pretty legit considering there are 52 weeks in a year, but there aren't 52 weeks of fishing per year.
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#523538 - 07/28/09 05:46 PM
Re: What do you consider a good yearly use of a boat ?
[Re: Rocket Red]
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April Fool
Registered: 06/18/01
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I read once that 50 hours per year was average in Wash. A lot more in places like Fl,Ca, warm weather states.
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#523541 - 07/28/09 05:51 PM
Re: What do you consider a good yearly use of a boat ?
[Re: Sol Duc]
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Returning Adult
Registered: 07/14/06
Posts: 382
Loc: Port Orchard
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I mainly fish Southworth (20 minutes if that round trip) and Sekiu (5-10 minutes) I fished a ton last year atleast twice a week June through September only aquired 21 hours on main...I'm sure my kicker has over 100...
The point is, depends on where you live and what you use the boat for...50 sounds like a good average if you take in consideration of yachts, cruisers etc...
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#523545 - 07/28/09 05:55 PM
Re: What do you consider a good yearly use of a boat ?
[Re: tyeeterror]
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Repeat Spawner
Registered: 07/06/04
Posts: 1086
Loc: Everett
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My Seahawk is an '06. I've got about 98 hours on the 150 and about 125 on the T8. Until recently,I didn't troll at all. Drift mooching was how we fished. I could fish all weekend and only put an hour or two on the engines.
Now that we troll some,the kicker gets 3-4 hours per trip.
I can launch at Everett and run to Possesion,PnP,or Jeffhead and back and only put an hour on the 150.
Total time the boat has been in the water fishing is probably in the thousands.
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#523577 - 07/28/09 06:55 PM
Re: What do you consider a good yearly use of a boat ?
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Parr
Registered: 08/17/08
Posts: 65
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It depends on several factors, how do you fish, where do you fish, do you use a kicker moter when trolling and the list could go on. My insurance agent showed me some stats from Wash. that said the average number of hrs. a boat is used per year was around 130. I've had my boat since July of 03 and I have about 825 hrs. That averages out to 137 hrs per year for me, pretty close to what the insurance agent told me.
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#523581 - 07/28/09 07:14 PM
Re: What do you consider a good yearly use of a boat ?
[Re: oldfisherman]
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Juvenile at Sea
Registered: 03/30/06
Posts: 221
Loc: everett,wa
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Im a weekend warrior, (no not a reservist) and I put 20-30 hours on main, and at least the same on the kicker.
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#523600 - 07/28/09 08:13 PM
Re: What do you consider a good yearly use of a boat ?
[Re: Capt Downriggin']
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Returning Adult
Registered: 02/02/05
Posts: 337
Loc: Lake Stevens
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Running mainly in rivers my '05 yami 115 pump has 230 hrs. Kicker must have atleast 4x that much at around 1000 hrs. Mainly backtrolling and free drifting. Funny part is the dealer say my F8 STILL isn't broke in. Its smokes all year round and always has even when brand new.
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#523602 - 07/28/09 08:15 PM
Re: What do you consider a good yearly use of a boat ?
[Re: Capt Downriggin']
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BUCK NASTY!!
Registered: 01/26/00
Posts: 6424
Loc: Vancouver, WA
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I'd bet I'm pushing 1300-1500hours on my big motor, it's a 2002.... She's holding up well but one of these days, she'll go KABOOM! Keith
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#523605 - 07/28/09 08:30 PM
Re: What do you consider a good yearly use of a boat ?
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Spawner
Registered: 04/10/99
Posts: 913
Loc: Tenino, wa U.S.A.
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My 2005 sportjet had about 250 hrs on it when It went KABOOM in May. new motor is sitting at shop with boat just itching to get installed. It's killing me. Been 6 weeks now just waiting inline to be fixed. I've had to pay guides to take me out to get my fix.
Kris
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#523606 - 07/28/09 08:36 PM
Re: What do you consider a good yearly use of a boat ?
[Re: oldfisherman]
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Juvenile at Sea
Registered: 04/03/04
Posts: 202
Loc: Woodinville, WA
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The Fishtale 2 runs twin diesels with trolling valves. Usually run just one engine at a time while trolling. Average is 320 hours per year (on each engine) over the past three years. Definately putting in my time on the water...
Spud Fishtale 2
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#523628 - 07/28/09 09:19 PM
Re: What do you consider a good yearly use of a boat ?
[Re: SPUD]
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Returning Adult
Registered: 02/19/04
Posts: 283
Loc: Richland, WA
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I don't run an hour meter but I think the real criterion is number of trips, not number of hours per year. Some trips I don't even have to start the main engine, and some trips I run ten minutes and then anchor up for the whole day. Others I run for hours up and down the river looking for fish.
My goal is 60-80 trips per year and for the past five years or so I've been sticking with that thanks to a work schedule with Fridays and weekends off plus careful use of vacation.
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#523645 - 07/28/09 09:56 PM
Re: What do you consider a good yearly use of a boat ?
[Re: eyeFISH]
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Juvenile at Sea
Registered: 03/30/06
Posts: 221
Loc: everett,wa
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Doc, you rock.
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#523665 - 07/28/09 10:49 PM
Re: What do you consider a good yearly use of a boat ?
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Hahahaha haha ha
Registered: 04/07/07
Posts: 1884
Loc: Silverdale WA
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before we just got our new kicker we ran the main motor almost all the time...we have over 2000 hours on the main and bought it in 2005...we just got the kicker, and have over 100 on it already...just got it July 1st...
i think most people that use this site put a lot more hours than the every once in a while joe...
all i know is that Mercury made a mistake by sending me a extended waranty...i dont usually buy waranties, but i did this time and it has already paid for itself...still under waranty for 2 more years!!...last time i paid 25 bucks on a 500+ job...nice
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#523688 - 07/28/09 11:50 PM
Re: What do you consider a good yearly use of a boat ?
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River Nutrients
Registered: 12/30/07
Posts: 3164
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Dont tell the wife. Oh, you dont use it enough, SELL IT!
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#523703 - 07/29/09 12:20 AM
Re: What do you consider a good yearly use of a boat ?
[Re: tyeeterror]
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"Sasquatch on Land"
Registered: 06/18/09
Posts: 988
Loc: Paradise,AK.
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I've had single days of fun,that paid back the expense of a boat.
Always reckoned it as being free,after that.
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#971951 - 01/24/17 01:36 AM
Re: What do you consider a good yearly use of a boat ?
[Re: tyeeterror]
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Ornamental Rice Bowl
Registered: 11/24/03
Posts: 12767
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2016 registered 60 hrs on the main.
2015 registered 89 hrs on the main
2013 and 2014 saw a combined 133 hrs with most of that logged in 2014. I know because the "new" boat was put in service at B-10 in August 23, 2013 and GH got shut down on Sept 22. Let's just say it was a SHORT year.
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Not liking this trend of less opportunity over 3 consecutive seasons. Glad to have fished the modern-day PNW chinook glory years of 2013, 2014, and 2015. That 3 yr block will probably NEVER be topped for as long as I live.
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In terms of CPG (chrome per gallon) I have this feeling that 2014 will reign supreme for Team eyeFISH until my dying day.
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#972078 - 01/26/17 08:31 AM
Re: What do you consider a good yearly use of a boat ?
[Re: tyeeterror]
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Repeat Spawner
Registered: 04/20/09
Posts: 1270
Loc: WaRshington
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I probably average around 75-100 annually on the main, but we make long runs in the salt.... running out of Everett alone is 30 min both ways idling out of the jetty....
Kicker hours? Who the Eff knows. In the summer we'll put on 12 hours in a day easy starting at 4-5am.
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#972080 - 01/26/17 09:55 AM
Re: What do you consider a good yearly use of a boat ?
[Re: tyeeterror]
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Returning Adult
Registered: 03/10/01
Posts: 300
Loc: seattle,wa
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yeah the wknd saltwater warrior for us out of area 10, but on days we launch out of armeni then make a run down to clay banks or up to no point, and strictly mooch pretty much puts us about the avge. of what the rest of everybody else does and we love to fish so yes it is good use. course could be a boat ho! =)
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#972082 - 01/26/17 10:44 AM
Re: What do you consider a good yearly use of a boat ?
[Re: tyeeterror]
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River Nutrients
Registered: 04/25/00
Posts: 5077
Loc: East of Aberdeen, West of Mont...
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As many of you know, I have a custom made boat....17', 6 foot bottom, ordered it with a ETech 90/65, ran it for about 6 months....sold it to a person that wanted to have more HP, then bought the ETech 130 and ran that for about 4 years......sold that to the same person that bought the 90/65.......point in all this, I thought I put a lot of hours on both the 90/65 and the 130......but I never knew unless you went to a dealer.
2016---Etech now has 4 motors that come from the factory with the jet pump.......I bought the 150/105 but this time when I had it installed on the boat....I HAD A HOUR METER INSTALLED SO I CAN SEE EXACTLY how many hours I have on the new motor. During the salmon season I fish every day, except at high water period......I don't have to run far to fish and I use my T-8 quite a bit....
The 150/105.....which I got in April, now has 31 hours on it......I would have guessed much more than that.
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