[C320-list] engine hours

[BAdams3491 at aol.com]

Those hours should not bother anybody that knows anything about  diesel 
engines.  I have  diesel pick up I use to haul a big 5th  wheel.  When I bought 
it everybody said the diesel is not broken in until  it has about 30k on 
it.  I don't know how this correlates to a boat engine,  but once I got to 
30k, the MPG got better!
 
Bert
At Ease
#442
 
 
In a message dated 1/26/2010 11:57:10 A.M. Central Standard Time,  
robert.seastream at comcast.net writes:

My boat  had about 110 hours on it when I purchased it at three seasons   
old.  Tell buyers that engine hours vary greatly due to why the  engine  
is used:  travel time to offshore, days with/without  wind, schedules,  
don't know how to sail, etc.  Tell 'em that  diesels are more reliable  
than gas engines at least since they've no  ignition system to  
maintain.  A well maintained diesel should  go at least 5000 hours  
between overhauls (NOT replacement),  sometimes longer.

Bob Seastream
Intuition # 906

On Jan 26,  2010, at 11:23 AM, Dave Anderer wrote:

> I've learned from my  aircraft mechanic to prefer mechanical devices  
> that
>  have been used and well-maintained rather than ones that have sat   
> ignored.
>
>> From my perspective, 1680 hours with  decent maintenance is no  
>> drawback.
> Heck - it tells  me the boat was used - a good thing.
>
>
>
> On Tue,  Jan 26, 2010 at 11:14 AM, james_delong
>  <james_delong at bellsouth.net>wrote:
>
>>  Guys,
>>
>> My Catalina 320, hull number 453, is 'softly' on  the market.  By  
>> softly I
>> mean it is not a  full fledged marketing campaign.  It is listed  
>> only on  the
>> 320 web page and on Sailboat Listings.
>>
>>  Since October I have only received 6 calls and one visit scheduled   
>> for this
>> Thursday.
>>
>> A couple  of other potentials have fallen through because the they  
>>  thought
>> the engine hours were too high.  Folks seem to be  looking for a 13  
>> year old
>> boat with less than  500 hours!
>>
>> This is a Yanmar 3GM30 Japanese version  engine with 1680 hours.
>>
>> I've read you should run these  often and hard. In fact this months  
>> Sail
>>  Magazine recommends at least 4 hours at full operating temperature   
>> at hull
>> speed every month. Just doing that I would  have accumulated over  
>> 600 hours.
>>
>>  The question is:  What argument can be made for high vs. low   
>> hours?  Is low
>> always better, or do low hours  present a different set of problems  
>> vs. high
>>  hours in an engine that has been well maintained?
>>
>> How  much 'value' is lost do the high hours or is this just a  
>>  perception
>> issue?
>>
>> Thanks!  Jim  #453
>>