Michaelkm8
New Member
Hi All,
I've been looking for about 2 years now and appreciate all the help and feedback I've gotten on this forum. I think the time is near for me to pull the trigger and am looking for some last tidbits of knowledge.
I was originally looking at the 2004-2008 DA 320's with around 500 hours on the Mercruiser 6.2 Horizon V- Drive's.
However, some suggested that the DA 340 with the 8.1's are a really good step up and to look back a few years to get it in my price range.
There are only a few 2003.5/2004 340 DA's (I like the layout better than earlier years) in my area, but they all have around 1000 hours on the engines. I'm not looking for absolutes, but am curious what the average for these engines are?
If I'm looking to put 50-100 hours a year on these guys is it reasonable to expect 5 seasons before major repairs or engine replacement?
Again, just looking for some input, not an absolute number here.
Thanks in advance.
I've been looking for about 2 years now and appreciate all the help and feedback I've gotten on this forum. I think the time is near for me to pull the trigger and am looking for some last tidbits of knowledge.
I was originally looking at the 2004-2008 DA 320's with around 500 hours on the Mercruiser 6.2 Horizon V- Drive's.
However, some suggested that the DA 340 with the 8.1's are a really good step up and to look back a few years to get it in my price range.
There are only a few 2003.5/2004 340 DA's (I like the layout better than earlier years) in my area, but they all have around 1000 hours on the engines. I'm not looking for absolutes, but am curious what the average for these engines are?
If I'm looking to put 50-100 hours a year on these guys is it reasonable to expect 5 seasons before major repairs or engine replacement?
Again, just looking for some input, not an absolute number here.
Thanks in advance.