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Yanmar Lifespans

Posted By: Dug
Date: Thursday, 20 January 2005, at 8:49 a.m.

In Response To: Re: High hr 6bt (andre fourrier-Louisiana)

Ok CMP bring on the wise cracks...

My brandy new Yannies have 120 hours, and run like tops!!! They will last forever, or until they break, whichever comes first.

Steve Miller runs the same engines as I do, and is a charter boat. This past summer, he put on about 450 hours, and last year he put on over 600. No problems. Think about it. That is 1050-1100 hours in two years. That is confidence inspiring unless you are some northern MA crackpot Volvo fanatic!

Most people I tell that I picked the Yanmars get a look of longing on their face and then tell stories of endless hours on yacht club launches, which are frequently stopped and restarted, and are abused by the dock boys. And the WAFI's (Wind Assisted F*&^$*g Idiot)who have them in the floating boats with a stick out the top who abuse engines because they don't know any better. Even they like them! Then the sportfishing guys who have huge boats and follow up the conversation with the inevitable "You have a Bertram 31, that is a great boat!!! Yanmars? Awesome choice!" response.

Cummins are great engines, and will last a long time. Actually I would be more worried about an engine (gas or diesel) that had really low hours, but was also really old.

Dug

Messages In This Thread

High hr 6bt
Al -- Wednesday, 19 January 2005, at 10:48 a.m.

Re: High hr 6bt
Walter Kaprielian -- Wednesday, 19 January 2005, at 11:00 a.m.

Re: High hr 6bt
Capt. Dave Kosh -- Wednesday, 19 January 2005, at 3:07 p.m.

Re: High hr 6bt
Tom Annulli -- Wednesday, 19 January 2005, at 4:02 p.m.

Re: High hr 6bt
Mac Creech -- Wednesday, 19 January 2005, at 5:32 p.m.

Re: High hr 6bt
Capt. Mike Holmes -- Wednesday, 19 January 2005, at 7:29 p.m.

Re: High hr 6bt
Wayne -- Wednesday, 19 January 2005, at 7:46 p.m.

Re: High hr 6bt
Al -- Wednesday, 19 January 2005, at 8:03 p.m.

Re: High hr 6bt
Al -- Wednesday, 19 January 2005, at 8:05 p.m.

Re: High hr 6bt
Wayne -- Wednesday, 19 January 2005, at 9:46 p.m.

Re: High hr 6bt
Al -- Wednesday, 19 January 2005, at 10:27 p.m.

Re: High hr 6bt
Wayne -- Wednesday, 19 January 2005, at 11:46 p.m.

Re: High hr 6bt
Bruce -- Wednesday, 19 January 2005, at 10:49 p.m.

Re: High hr 6bt
andre fourrier-Louisiana -- Wednesday, 19 January 2005, at 11:30 p.m.

Yanmar Lifespans
Dug -- Thursday, 20 January 2005, at 8:49 a.m.

Re: High hr 6bt
bruce doan -- Thursday, 20 January 2005, at 9:55 a.m.

Re: High hr 6bt
brianb -- Thursday, 20 January 2005, at 3:28 p.m.

Re: High hr 6bt
Capt. Dave Kosh -- Thursday, 20 January 2005, at 10:14 a.m.

Re: High hr 6bt
Walter Kaprielian -- Thursday, 20 January 2005, at 11:34 a.m.

Re: High hr 6bt
brianb -- Thursday, 20 January 2005, at 12:03 p.m.

Re: High hr 6bt
Scott -- Thursday, 20 January 2005, at 12:44 p.m.

Re: High hr 6bt
brianb -- Thursday, 20 January 2005, at 3:20 p.m.