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I am looking at a Revenge that has a 2003 Yamaha F225 4 cycle with 900 hours on the motor. If it has been well maintained by a certified mechanic, is that number high? Anybody have any experience with this motor?

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It all depends on the care given to it by it's owners. Some motor would be dead before they reached 900 hours and some will go for another 2000+. I think if properly maintained with records I would not worry about it. However, with that I also would say I would not pay a premium for the boat because of the motor as well.

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This thread brings to mind an interesting question....Can outboard mileage life be compared to a car and/or trucks engine life?

If this 2003 Yamaha 225F has 900 hours on and the constant speed of the motor was 40 MPH(which would never be the case) that would be 36,000 miles, not much by the standards of a 2003 Car and/or Truck engine. especially if it's well cared for.

I've never heard this discussed or have I asked this question before. Anyone have a specific answer to this question.

By the Way, in August 2006 I bought a 1985 Revenge 22 WT with a 1985 Yamaha 225 on it, It runs like crazy, I had it checked out when I first bought it and have had it professionally maintained since, next time I take it in I'm going to check with the Yamaha dealer and ask if there is a way to determine the number of hours on it, I seem to remember the previous owner saying he had it plugged into a computer diagnostic system at some point during the time he owned it. Last year I ran it out 56 Miles to Isle Royal in Lake Superior for a week without a hitch, and right now I planning for an 8 day run to the North channel of Lake Huron last week of July/first week of August.

All this being said 900 hours just doesn't seem like that much to me.....

Pat

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Pat,

More than anything it is the saltwater cooling factor that would be your x-factor on the hours to miles comparison. Automotive engines do not have this acid running through them all the time. While modern outboards certainly have come a long way in fighting the effects of salt they are still not immune to them. Also, all of the electronics are effected by it as well.

The freshwater is a god send for our boats as well as the motors and the reason your 1985 is still running strong as well as my 1974 Evinrude! Both of which are still on their original powerheads.

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Pat,
That 36,000 miles is off by quite a bit. If the car is run at the same rpm as the boat then I would think you would need to at least double that distance. Guessing at around 4,500 rpm for the boat to travel at 40 mph, the car would be really flying and covering much more ground.
Mike

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Good points Jeff & Moose, Now I know why I didn't make the big bucks engineering cars & outboards, oh well back to chasing Bad Guys, more fun than sitting in front of a design board anyway.....

Pat

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Pat,

What is wrong with stilling at a drawing board everyday? I get to create whatever it is I want and get paid for it!;)

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Jeff,
Nothing at all....Of course you know I was not directing anything at you...., I hadn't even given a thought about your occupation when I wrote that (old foot in mouth disease)...Not everyone can do what you do..If I was doing what your doing or designing cars or outboards everything would look like stick figures. and run on rubberbands...I'm pretty content doing what I do,

here's a team....you design the Whaler & Gun Mounts....I'll show you how to shoot the eyes out of gnat with them.......

give my Regards to Erin & Quint, your Dad Too, hope to get a ride in that sweet Newport sometime soon....

Pat