I am looking at a 2006 GW 330 Express with Yamaha 250 4-strokes. The engines have approximately 685 hours each. Should the number of hours be a concern?
Engine Hours a problem?
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I have over 1100 hours on my 2005 F250. They continue to be flawless. And with a year and a half left on warranty, I don't have any concerns. Some of the local commercial guys say they change engines at 3000 hours.
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That's a lot of hours for the year, but not for the motors. If the seller has good records of maintenance, and they check out good by a qualified tech, I wouldn't hesitate at all.
I just did the full service on mine at 300 hours, impellor, thermostat, plugs, oil and filt, etc. The pump still looked like new but the thermostat was corroded and had a lot of salt goo behind it.
Have them checked out, put them on a computer, and then do the service or have it done if they check out good.
Nice boat, BTW.
I just did the full service on mine at 300 hours, impellor, thermostat, plugs, oil and filt, etc. The pump still looked like new but the thermostat was corroded and had a lot of salt goo behind it.
Have them checked out, put them on a computer, and then do the service or have it done if they check out good.
Nice boat, BTW.
He could have purchased that in the latter half of 2005, and have four (4) full boating seasons on it. So those hours aren't really that high.
We repowered to twin F150s in Nov 2005 and now have 865 hours on them.
Likely about the same time period.
I concur with the comments regarding maintenance records, and examination by a qualified mechanic. Also a full dump and review of the YDS from each engine, to look for alarms and the pattern(s) of RPM usage.
We repowered to twin F150s in Nov 2005 and now have 865 hours on them.
Likely about the same time period.
I concur with the comments regarding maintenance records, and examination by a qualified mechanic. Also a full dump and review of the YDS from each engine, to look for alarms and the pattern(s) of RPM usage.
seasick said:
Yes, religiously. With the flush port. Seems it doesn't do a good job getting to the back of the thermostat, and since you don't run on the flush port, the 'stat never opens up.
Some guys remove the 'stat to flush. Some use the muffs and run it 'till it warms. I guess the best method is a tank to drop the lower unit into and run it 'till it warms up. What a hassle. And if you don't get it deep enough it won't pee and that's what cools the rectifier.
I will just be pulling it every year now like the book says. I went 3-years, 300 hours. We've been doing a lot of idling around in the harbor lately, that may have had something to do with it. Another reason to get out on the bay and open 'er up.
Sorry for hijacking the thread on the F250's.
BTW, they are a LOT more hassle to get to the 'stats, there are two and they are covered up with gear. The 150 has easy access on the port side of the block.
Grady Hunter said:
It appears that that the present owner has used the boat a lot, but that doesn't necessarily equate to being a bad thing. The Yamaha 4strokes, as a general rule of thumb, are good for 1500-2000 hours of use before needing any major rebuilding. These motors, if properly maintained, should be good for years of usage, again, if properly maintained. JMO, Mike.
I would rather have regularly run and maintained engines than neglected low hour engines. They are just broke in good.
go fish said:
Definitely! Check for proof of proper maintenance and have a Yami tech plug into the motors to see how they were run. If they spent much of their life pinned (or close) pass on the deal otherwise don't worry about it.