Engine Hours

[jmcdboater]

My wife & I last spent great times on Searay 280 in CC delta, out of Sacamento. We are planning to sell our home in next four years when i retire and buy a motor yacht, aft cabin, 42'-55' and live aboard. We have been looking at a lot of boats, thinking of buying something needing cosmetic help, we're pretty handy and enjoy doing it. My big concern is avoiding a huge mistake with buying a vessel with rotten engines..... How many hours is relatively safe for diesel or gas engines? How much does it REALLY cost to rebuild them? Is a rebuild good, or how do you know when you should REPLACE them? Thanks for the help......