Realistic hours of service from a Honda 90

tomtom1941

I'm looking at a Honda 90 with about 500 hours on it. Can anyone give me some real life experience with hours to be expected from this engine if properly maintained? I had a Honda 25 on a Gemini 31' catamaran and it was great and quiet.

Coastie Dory · Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 9:39 pm Post subject:

With proper care and maintenance you should get thousands of hours from the unit. Be sure to have any used unit checked by a Honda mechanic and the rest of the boat checked by a reputable dealer. Check with Marc at Wefings since you are in Florida.

Randy

Wefings · Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 3:01 pm Post subject:

Thanks Randy ! I have a nuber of them on rental boats and they hold up very well , just have to stay on top of corrosion and carburators . MUST use fuel stabilizer and best to run at least once every two weeks .
Marc

jrassier · Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 4:53 pm Post subject: Honda relability

tomtom1941 ,
We powered our 19Angler with a Honda 90. It has been flawless for two seasons. We bought our dory @ mobile East Marine in Alliance, NC . Gene has maintained Honda's in commercial service with over 5000 hrs!

Jim

20dauntless · Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 5:42 pm Post subject:

Honda has made two completely different 90's. Until a few years ago they made the BF90 which is a carbeurated engine that has been used on a lot of C-Dory's as well as other boats. The BF75 was largely the same engine.

More recently Honda introduced the BF90D, which is a new engine based off of the Honda Fit engine. It has electronic fuel injection and is a fair bit lighter than the BF90. The EFI 75hp is basically the same engine but without variable valve timing, I believe.

We have a little over 200 hours on our BF90D and it's been flawless. I love the instant starts that it provides, regardless of how long it has been sitting or how cold it is. My understanding is that the BF90 is a great engine as well, but can be a bit cantankerous when starting.

Regardless of which engine you are looking at, and I suspect it is the BF90, as long as it has received proper maintenance it should give you plenty of hours of service.

UncleRichie · Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 5:49 pm Post subject:

Hello,
I have a 1999 honda 75 with about 1800 hrs hours on it only thing i have done is pull the carbs and clean them out and that was my own fault for not useing stabil
stuff in the tank in winter when not in use. Otherwise no problems I did replace the water pump impeller but that is standard maintanice .
Richard

Mike · Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 6:08 pm Post subject: Honda

tomtom,
I am in Crystal River right now! B and I are parked at Twin Rivers Marina on board Gypsy, a 22' Cruiser, doin the loop. Probably move to Pete's Pier tomorow to see some Manatees.
We have a pontoon boat at home in Mt. Juliet, Tn. that has had more than 20 oil changes @ 200 hour intervals. A very reliable motor,1999 model. Bout time for a starter, from trying to start while it was running, very quiet! You probably think I am exagerating the oil changes but I know my page for recording them has 20 lines on it and there are some on another page. 615-218-9428 or vhf chanel 16, we sleep with it on. Give us a call if ya want!Mike & B aboard Gypsy

BrentB · Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 7:13 pm Post subject:

JamesTXSD · Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 9:10 pm Post subject:

While at the fuel dock recently, I visited with a guy who runs an excursion boat here. He has had three Hondas over the years, 2 90s and a 135. He asked how many hours I had on the Honda on Wild Blue and I told him, "A bit over 1,000."

His response: "Well, you should be good for another 4,000 hours or so on that one."

One never knows how long a motor will go, but regular use and maintenance sure seem to add to the longevity. With 500 hours on it, that motor is about broke in and it's time to go enjoy it. Wink

Good luck with the search.

Best wishes,
Jim B.

tomtom1941 · Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 9:26 pm Post subject: Thanks!

Thanks so much for all you inputs. I've been spending a few hours each night on "our" forum. You are certainly a wonderful group of folks. Thanks again.

As soon as either the PDQ or airplane sell, we'll be in a C-Dory.

Thanks again!!

Tom and Marlyn

TyBoo · Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 10:49 pm Post subject:

I've always liked the fifty-miles-per-hour rule of thumb. If your car engine had 1000 hours the odometer would read about 50,000 miles. At 2000 hours the car would be around 100k miles and time to start expecting some maintenance beyond the routine stuff. Of course your boat doesn't go 50 miles in an hour of running time, but the outboard works harder than the car engine and does not have the benefit of multiple gears and rarely being ran at high RPM. So if I was looking at your Honda 90 I would figure it had about 25,000 miles on it and was just getting warmed up.