We only have a 5 month boating season, the closest lake is an hour drive each way, and we still average 80-100 hours of run time on the boat each year. If we lived somewhere we could actually boat all year we would easily double if not triple that. May not quite put 950 hours on a boat in the same time frame as the one you are looking at, but we would be close.

Another thing to consider is if that boat needs work sooner than one with lower hours would, if you save enough money up front it could still be worth it even if you did need to make major repairs.

11 hours ago, dizzygti said:

This is my first boat.  One month  until I've had it a year, it's at 288 hours.   Am I doing it right?  

Indeed you are!

On 9/27/2023 at 9:17 PM, Jjm08012 said:

What dealership did the update for you?

 

Lol, just saw this.  Fwiw, it was MN Inboard.

9 hours ago, IXFE said:

It’s almost always the dealer. Not that Malibu doesn’t make mistakes, but I trust them to build what’s in the portal more than I trust a random boat salesman to enter it into the portal correctly. That’s why when I order a new boat I sit down with them and watch as they plug it into the portal with my own eyes.

 

I don’t think that is unique to the boating industry. Same applies when ordering a car. 

I had this same code, and a tune up fixed my issue.  However, when researching this issue, @oldjeep is correct in that Indmar has a "performance update" that the dealer can re-flash on the ECM.  Every thread I read on this issue where a tune up did not solve the issue, the reflash fixed it.