![]() "You would be surprised what you can learn about an outboard by looking into its memory," said Von Plato. I told Claude that I was surprised that the outboard's ECU would organize the hours of use report so neatly. Of course, I immediately called a real outboard expert, Claude Von Plato, manager of the Yamaha Marine Service Division. Which is why Todd called me, the Outboard Expert. The most curious thing about the usage pattern was that this motor had never been operated over 5000 rpm. Not only did this reveal that the motor had seen about 100 hours of use, but it broke down that history in 1000-rpm increments. The dealer offered to show him the usual documentation on the boat, including the hours of use seen by the Yamaha F150 outboard on the transom. A few months ago my brother-in-law, Todd, was shopping for a used boat when a sweet little Grady White Adventure 208 caught his eye. The run time record of this almost-new Mercury Optimax outboard shows 2.7 hours of total time, and then breaks the time down in 1000-rpm increments. ![]()
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