Life Expectancy of 1.5L 155 HP motors

[JPass]

We just gave up our 1820 hour 351 Windsor powered Correctcraft to get into this 2012 Challenger 210 SE.

When we traded her in her inspection revealed a ridiculously healthy V8. Capable of a lot more hours if properly maintained.

We've never owned 4 stroke skis, let alone BRPs.

With proper maintenance, what's the typical hours you can get outta one of these little motors? Ours currently sits at 108 hours each engine.

 

[Sportster-2001-951C-Stock]

I've seen plenty of boats with excess of 4,000 hours on the power plant. The Bonnie Sue in this article has been re-powered twice that I'm aware, in it's 68 or so years on the water. Ran a Chrysler 440 from 1958 to 1996

http://hamptonroads.com/2013/05/old-boat-2

It all depends on how you run and maintain them but I guess the 4-tec could reach 3,000 hours if well cared for and not run hard for long blasts. I think your Windsor could've surpassed 6,000 hours, usually the hull rots out and falls apart first.

 

[Eclipse1701d]

I agree. Maintenance is key. My mechanic had two jet boats in his shop with blown engines. They both had one thing in common... Constantly run at wide open throttle. Would anyone expect their car to last over 100,000 miles if you floored it at every light and drove it at top speed everywhere you went? Take care of your new boat, and she will take care of you!

 

[rcguy]

Take care of the engine it will take care of you. It will last as long as you want, with proper care.

 

[JPass]

Hmm. While I do agree that the better you take care of a motor/boat, the longer it will last, I'm just not sure how long that actually is.

I guess I was more looking for real numbers of hours people have gotten out of these motors. While the PO and myself took great care of our Nautique, I seriously doubt it would have lasted 6000 hours like someone posted earlier. Most high hour Nautiques I know of lasted between 3000-3500 hours before needing a rebuild.

I'm sure these motors could last a long time, I was just curious as to what type of hours people were actually getting out of these motors before needing to rebuild or replace.

Most of my friends with these motors in them have less than 350 hours on them. They're still running strong, but 350 hours is very low hours IMO.

 

[Sportster-2001-951C-Stock]

I guess I was more looking for real numbers of hours people have gotten out of these motors. While the PO and myself took great care of our Nautique, I seriously doubt it would have lasted 6000 hours like someone posted earlier. Most high hour Nautiques I know of lasted between 3000-3500 hours before needing a rebuild.

Most of my friends with these motors in them have less than 350 hours on them. They're still running strong, but 350 hours is very low hours IMO.

And some people claim an inboard is good for 500 salt/1,000 fresh hours, but I've seen several with 7,000 hours on them myself, and still running strong (fresh water)

It's rare for me to replace a worn out engine, most I replace are broken and abused. I see rotten and delaminated boats fairly often, probably this is why you sold your Correct Craft.

 

[JPass]

I see rotten and delaminated boats fairly often, probably this is why you sold your Correct Craft.

Nothing could be farther from the truth. Our '92 was practically perfect. We were concerned about the wooden stringers needing replacement at some point, but she was solid when we traded her in. Exterior was perfect. Interior was brand new and every gauge and switch worked perfectly. The whole reason we got rid of her was because we wanted a salt water capable boat with more room and the ability to handle rough waters. The Correctcraft would take water over the bow if you hit more than a 1' wake. If the lake got rough, the ride was horrible and you had to go slow unless you wanted to listen to the boat slamming off the rough water.

If we had the room, we would have kept both boats, but we didn't so one had to go. We would definitely buy another CC if we wanted a freshwater only lake boat again.

We love the Doo and plan on keeping it for a while. I was just curious as to what type of real life hours people were getting out of these engines. I've read a few horror stories about blown engines and questionable quality issues. My experience with Sea Doos has been pretty positive as 4 of my friends have skis and/or boats, but all are below 300 hours.