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08-09-2013, 05:30 PM
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Senior Member
City: Santa Fe, NM
Vessel Name: High Slack
Vessel Model: Selene 43
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 152
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Unusual for a boat to have no Hobbs meters ?
I am looking at a twin - engine boat that has had 3 or 4 owners. I am told that the current owner does not know how many hours these engines have. The broker tells me that there are no Hobbs meters on the boat, so that it is simply impossible to tell how many hours have been logged. The broker says that this is not at all unusual.
True?
Thanks.
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08-09-2013, 05:52 PM
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Scraping Paint
City: -
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 13,745
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(Kawini-- Sent you a PM)
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08-09-2013, 06:52 PM
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TF Site Team
City: Ex-Brisbane, (Australia), now Bribie Island, Qld
Vessel Name: Now boatless - sold 6/2018
Vessel Model: Had a Clipper (CHB) 34
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 10,101
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Marin, that counts as a post....
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08-09-2013, 06:57 PM
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Guru
City: Ft Pierce
Vessel Name: Sold
Vessel Model: Was an Albin/PSN 40
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 28,149
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yes...many boats have had broken hour meters that were never replaced in a timely manner or run ahead to be accurate or properly logged.
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08-09-2013, 07:07 PM
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Guru
City: Santa Cruz, CA
Vessel Name: Concerto
Vessel Model: 1980 Cheoy Lee
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 1,531
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Out of curiosity are they gas or diesel?
I own a gas runabout with an inboard v8 that had no hour meter when I bought it.. The meter was one of the first (of very few) things I installed upon ownership.
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08-09-2013, 09:49 PM
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Guru
City: Sydney
Vessel Name: Sojourn
Vessel Model: Integrity 386
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 13,329
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My previous boat had no hour meter. No idea of the work that T6354 had done, except for floor cuts indicating the engine had been in and out, and how it ran.
I was pleased at survey with the hours shown on the genset of my current boat. The meter has never moved since. For how long before?
I`m not sure how good/accurate a guide they are. Can they be "wound back", like autos with pre electronic speedometers?
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BruceK
2005 Integrity 386 "Sojourn"
Sydney Australia
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08-09-2013, 09:51 PM
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Senior Member
City: Monterey, CA
Vessel Name: Mahalo
Vessel Model: Defever 44
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 406
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My first boat, a go fast Maxum 30 footer had no stock hour meters. Have see. A lot of trawlers with broken hour meters but never with none installed.
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08-10-2013, 12:13 AM
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Guru
City: Hotel, CA
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 8,323
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No hour meter on my Owens and no desire to install one either.
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Craig
It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they've been fooled - Mark Twain
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08-10-2013, 01:09 AM
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Senior Member
City: Monterey, CA
Vessel Name: Mahalo
Vessel Model: Defever 44
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 406
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Craig, how do you handle maintenance, oil changes etc? Do you log trips or do you just do it by calendar or by gut? Since hours are such an important topic here and at purchase, I would be wary about buying a boat with no way to document usage.
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08-10-2013, 01:44 AM
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Guru
City: Hotel, CA
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 8,323
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Calendar for maintenance, which seems the norm for everyone here except the cruisers anyway. I had dated receipts for the refit so knew the age and condition of the motor and all mechanicals going into this boat. Guesstimate my hours run a tad high to be safe. If I ever change engines or rebuild this one I'll stick one on.
Idk, tend to be a little anal about boat maintenance anyway and have hour meters on dozens of pieces of equipment at work. Professionally I use hour meters more for diagnostic purposes than as a method of clocking maintenance intervals. Works for me, YMMV.
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Craig
It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they've been fooled - Mark Twain
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