Hours per season

Dan - we are right at the end of two years, and both hour meters say 260 (twin 40s), so 130 hours more or less each year. We don't troll, so those hours are mostly coming/going to island cruising grounds...


dogon dory":2cuoksub said:
I was wondering how many hours folks put on their primary outboards in a year. Not asking the broader question of how much you use the boat. I would like to hear simply how many hours on your hour meter on your primary engine in a year's time.

Dan, Dogon Dory
Click to expand...
 
Dan, we also are at the end of exactly two years with 290 hours. Also like Pat I am "just" a cruiser. Except for that beautiful Springer I caught last year at Cathlament (on Larry's boat BTW).
 
We use our vessel primarily to commute across Rosario Strait with an occasional trip to Friday Harbor or for whale watching. Average seems to be about 80 hours/year.

Westward
 
Just wait'll this spring. No job means more time and more time means more boatin and more boatin means more C-Dory fun! Levity's got gadgets and doohickies I ain't even figured out yet. Like that thingamabobber with the garden hose attached. Just where onboard do you all plant your posies anyway?
Mike 'Levity'
 
When setting up my logbook for the TK Grand, I put in a column for entering readings from the paddlewheel on my Lowrance Sonar unit. I do so religiously. That allows me to look back at "distance over water" and helps to account for distance travelled when meandering around in creeks and bays, trolling in circles, etc. where trying to do so via GPS would be difficult. Over time, I've been pleasantly surprised at how close the paddlewheel matches the GPS when not running with or against current except at very low speeds.

Richard on TK Grand
 
Back
Top