Cruisers & Sailing Forums - Search Results

		Cruisers & Sailing Forums > Search Forums
Search Results

Vendors

Showing results 1 to 4 of 4
Search took 0.00 seconds. Search: Posts Made By: a64pilot

Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems

29-12-2018, 16:09

Replies: 22

normal amount of engine hours

Views: 6,420

Posted By a64pilot

normal amount of engine hours

I understand, and yet my boat when I bought her the Yanmar 4JHE had right at 500 hours on it, in 27 years.
I was concerned that the cylinders would have been polished from surface rusting from...

Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems

29-12-2018, 12:34

Replies: 22

normal amount of engine hours

Views: 6,420

Posted By a64pilot

normal amount of engine hours

A big reason auto engines last so long is that they are run under low load most of the time, it’s boats, and aircraft that run engines hard, some of the Sportfisher types will run their motors 200 to...

Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems

28-12-2018, 14:43

Replies: 22

normal amount of engine hours

Views: 6,420

Posted By a64pilot

Re: normal amount of engine hours

My guess based on our use is that the average cruising boat that is actively cruised year round is run from 300 to 500 hours per year.
A lot depends on your style of cruising of course and whether...

Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems

28-12-2018, 14:41

Replies: 22

normal amount of engine hours

Views: 6,420

Posted By a64pilot

Re: normal amount of engine hours

Our 2010 Prius is closing in on 250,00 miles.
It of course has done probably mostly highway miles to rack them up like that, one unusual thing about the Prius is it also for some reason computes...

Showing results 1 to 4 of 4

Forum Jump

All times are GMT -7. The time now is 10:19.

Visit our Popular Forums

The Fleet

Cruising Business

Life Aboard a Boat

Seamanship, Navigation & Boat Handling

Engineering & Systems

Photo Categories

Recent Photos

Listing Categories