Hi -
Found a boat I really like with a 2011 F300 XCA - after looking at the boat I went to a dealer that I will use to do a pre-purchase inspection/testing of the motor. Provided model/serial # and dealer informed me that the F300 had a cracked cylinder head replacement in 2013 and again in 2019. Both instances state water in oil and were covered by Yamaha. The 2019 replacement was "good will" with parts covered by Yamaha, labor covered by owner.
- Motor now has ~ 1100 hours and has been used in MN and Wi.
- Two owner boat - current owner purchased from "friend" who took excellent care of the boat -
- All other maintenance has been preformed by owner.
- Overall condition of the boat, 9.9 Yam kicker and F300 is a 9 out of 10 from an appearance perspective.
My questions:
- Run or walk away? Seriously - if fixed properly I would hope this motor has plenty of useful life, agree?
- After 1,100 hours what is an anticipated annual cost of ownership on this motor? I would be hard pressed to run it over 50 hours per year.
Thanks,
Mike
Found a boat I really like with a 2011 F300 XCA - after looking at the boat I went to a dealer that I will use to do a pre-purchase inspection/testing of the motor. Provided model/serial # and dealer informed me that the F300 had a cracked cylinder head replacement in 2013 and again in 2019. Both instances state water in oil and were covered by Yamaha. The 2019 replacement was "good will" with parts covered by Yamaha, labor covered by owner.
- Motor now has ~ 1100 hours and has been used in MN and Wi.
- Two owner boat - current owner purchased from "friend" who took excellent care of the boat -
- All other maintenance has been preformed by owner.
- Overall condition of the boat, 9.9 Yam kicker and F300 is a 9 out of 10 from an appearance perspective.
My questions:
- Run or walk away? Seriously - if fixed properly I would hope this motor has plenty of useful life, agree?
- After 1,100 hours what is an anticipated annual cost of ownership on this motor? I would be hard pressed to run it over 50 hours per year.
Thanks,
Mike
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