Motor Hours
wisskie
Posted 2/6/2015 11:43 AM (#752274)
Subject: Motor Hours


Looking at purchasing a 2012 150 Optimax there is 300 hours on this motor. Is 100 hours a year a lot, average, or little hours?
anzomcik
Posted 2/6/2015 11:58 AM (#752276 - in reply to #752274)
Subject: Re: Motor Hours





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I guess it would depend, did you get a print out of the amount of time by percentage the motor was run at different RPM ranges.

Because 7 or 8 hours of idling is the equivalent of maybe 1 hour of wide open running in terms of cycles the motor runs.
wisskie
Posted 2/6/2015 12:16 PM (#752280 - in reply to #752276)
Subject: Re: Motor Hours


How would one go about getting a print out? Is there a computer you can hook up to it and get this info?
anzomcik
Posted 2/6/2015 2:33 PM (#752304 - in reply to #752274)
Subject: Re: Motor Hours





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Ya. I never personal had it done but I have seen them. How did you get the 300 hour figure? That's why I asked i thought you had that information
cave run legend
Posted 2/6/2015 2:53 PM (#752306 - in reply to #752304)
Subject: Re: Motor Hours





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Take it to a dealer.
wisskie
Posted 2/6/2015 3:57 PM (#752313 - in reply to #752274)
Subject: Re: Motor Hours


The current owner stated that it had 305 hours on it.
ranger618
Posted 2/6/2015 9:32 PM (#752356 - in reply to #752274)
Subject: RE: Motor Hours




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wisskie - 2/6/2015 11:43 AM

Looking at purchasing a 2012 150 Optimax there is 300 hours on this motor. Is 100 hours a year a lot, average, or little hours?

100 hours a year is about average in the Midwest.
300 hours is a small portion of the life span of a good motor, so nothing to worry about.
It is a good idea to have a mechanic look at any used outboard.
A test drive is also a good idea.
muskyrat
Posted 2/8/2015 8:02 AM (#752495 - in reply to #752274)
Subject: Re: Motor Hours




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Yea hours on a motor mattered in the 1960ies. A well maintained new motor can be used everyday until you die if your over 40 years old. I had to laugh on the kicker post. People use the kicker to save hours on the main motor. As if trolling will hurt your main motor or reduce it`s lifetime. Motors want to run and will do so for a long time. If things go wrong it`s little stuff that has nothing to do with hours on the motor. In fact the more you use a good motor the better they run. If you take a few seasons off and leave them sit that's when the problems start.