[C320-list] engine hours

[dickwalker]

I have averaged 76 hours a year for what that is worth sailing 6000  
miles



Cheers

Dick Walker
740 Olive Ave.
Coronado, CA
619.435.8986

On Oct 5, 2009, at 7:50, "james_delong" <james_delong at bellsouth.net>  
wrote:

> Y'all,
>
> This is really an unimportant question, but this group is full of  
> opinions and that is what I'm looking for!
>
> What is an excessive number of engine hours on our boats?  Is there  
> any such thing as too few hours?
>
> Mine is a 1997 with 1650 hours.  I only put about 50 to 60 per year,  
> but I think the previous owner spent most of his time plying up and  
> down the ICW under power, which is not uncommon here!
>
> When I bought the boat it had about 1500, but the surveyor called it  
> 'lightly used'.  And when some one finds one with just a few hundred  
> hours, it's considered a 'find'.
>
> Anyway, what are the pluses and minuses to the hours argument?
>
> Jim  #453