If you drive a car at 60 MPH for a thousand hours you get 60000 miles on the car.
Wakeboard boat engine hours. Most wakeboard boats will have several features that help to create large wakes. We are your go to source for traditional ski boat parts service and free advice from Industry veteran Ron Tanis Tanis Research and Design. Some newer vehicles have an engine hour meter.
These include ballast hydrofoil and hull technology. Warranty until June 2024 or 395 engine hours. For boats that live in Florida and get used regularly we would say that the average number of hours for a boat will be around 2000 hours.
Here is a picture of the hour meter on one of our shop trucks. Trick skiers preferred a slower speed but because wakeboarding hadnt been invented yet one boat the direct-drive inboard could serve all three disciplines. The average boater uses his or her boat about 50 hours per season so use that as a good rule of thumb.
Ballast is a simple term for weight. When wakeboard boats have ballast tanks it means that they have room for extra weight to weigh the boat. Engine hours vary by year I put 100-150 a summer on my boat but I wakeboard every weekend.
As mentioned the direct drives engine is located in the center of the boat. Lets say that its a northern boat and summer is only May til. 1 x 430 HP 316 kW Engine Performance.
Similar levels of wear can be assumed in this example. Closing at Noon on Good Friday 4221 Easter Weekend Back on Monday 45 Office Hours 8am - 430pm Mon - Fri. I would expect to see about 40 hours per season on average for a normal ski boat.