Is it possible to change the hour meter?

[Clogs]

I am not wanting to know how it can be done, if it can be done at all. The reason I am asking, is that I bought a second hand Saltwater Series 130 HP, and before buying it, was told it had 310 hours on it. Once it was fitted, I noticed it had 980 hours on it. Dissapointed to say the least, but I am suspicious, that maybe they intended to change the hours, (because I would have been none the wiser), but they forgot to do so?

BTW They doubled the warranty and dropped the price by $1000.00 to try and make up for it.

[boats.net]

No hour meter's can't be reset, most work off the key switch and if key switch is left on the hour meter will continue to record time.

[Clogs]

OK, so a legit mistake on the dealers part. Thanks for the reply mate.