In 1996 I purchased a clean/cheap 1994 - 90 hp 2-stroke Johnson that was previously owned and run by Cypress Gardens. (pontoon boat for lake cruises) Gene of Gene's lakeside (RIP) said that they would switch them out with new motors at X amount of time. The X was rumored to be 3000 hours. Five hours a day x 363 x 2 years old. Not run real hard probably 3500 to 4000 RPM on the boogie. It lasted me another 100 hours or so before a ring caught a port and broke because the bores were so wore out. Rebuild cost me $1500 in machine work and parts and she runs today. Maybe 1000 hours SMOH.
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