Another Quick Survey - How many hours on your RT?

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The survey about length of RT ownership piqued my curiosity about total engine hours on our boats. How many hours has your engine been chugging along? I'll start:

Our original 2016 R-21EC with VP D1-30, Scout, was sold with 147 hours.

Our current 2012 R-27 Classic with Yanmar 4BY2-180, Amy Marie, has 498 hours.

Happy New Years Everyone!

Mark
 
My 2014 R21ec has 48.5 hours on the replaced VP.
 
We are new owners (2nd) of an R29 Classic - build-year of 2010, but went in to service in 2011. There are 495 hours on the Yanmar 6BY2-260.
 
500 hours on my 2016 R27
 
About 750 hours on our 2016 R-27 "Blue".
All from the previous owner.
 
1160 on the Red Raven Volvo D3-200.
 
328 hours in 3 years on our 2017 R25SC. Recreational engines and motors don’t wear out, they just die from lack of use. I’ve always thought to stay clear of a low hours used boat. Am I wrong?
 
1140 hours 2012 R27 Yanmar 4BY2-180

Bought used in April 2017 with 920 hours.
 
600 hrs on my 2015 R27


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2013 RT21ec purchased in 2016 with approx 40 hours on the engine. Currently, 425 hours and planning a January trip on the Columbia River from Portland to Astoria.
 
Chimo":3rw8fyhl said:
328 hours in 3 years on our 2017 R25SC. Recreational engines and motors don’t wear out, they just die from lack of use. I’ve always thought to stay clear of a low hours used boat. Am I wrong?

Nigel Caldel’s book says that these kinds of diesels should be good for a million hours with regular planned maintenance. No mention about disuse though that I could find in the book.
 
800 hours on 2015 D3 200 HP on R27.

I do believe that machinery does work much better when exercised regularly.
 
Salmon Fisher":1cee30jb said:
I do believe that machinery does work much better when exercised regularly.

I've always felt the same way. I had an old tractor from the late 60's with a 3 cylinder Yanmar diesel engine that I watched the Hobbs meter click from 9999 to 0000 hours before I sold it several years ago. I'm guessing it's still running today.

Give them clean fuel and fresh oil and they will run forever.
 
372 hours on my 2018 R29-CB.
John Dorsey
 
I took delivery of my 2018 R-23, Mystery Girl in July of 2017. As of today I have 1,246 hours on the hour meter.
 
RT 27 2011, 2011 engine hrs 350 gen hrs, 20,000 towing miles
 
Water Bill":1hq75ukf said:
I took delivery of my 2018 R-23, Mystery Girl in July of 2017. As of today I have 1,246 hours on the hour meter.

Now THAT is what I call getting value for money! That's especially true if you think that the biggest expense in the first couple of years of owning a boat is depreciation and you take that BIG number and divide it by the number of hours run.
 
Going fishing tomorrow so that will put me over 2090 hours on my 2014 R21EC. Hoping for a few more fish during the next 2090 hrs.
 
2015 R21ec with 129.4 hours
 
2015 R27 - 1050 hours. Probably 800 of those are trolling at 700 RPM


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