Tracker Targa Owners Manual

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Aug 3, 2024, 2:28:07 PM8/3/24

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Typically, your engine will track your boat's engine hours for you. However, even though your reader is doing the work, you must be aware of the hours your engine has accumulated. If you don't keep track, you may not take your boat in for essential maintenance and could risk damaging your boat.

For example, it'll note if the engine has run for long durations on the wide-open throttle. It may also tell you whether the engine has spent significant time trolling or a careless owner has abused the boat.

The first step in understanding your boat engine hours is to read your marine engine owner's manual. In this manual, you'll discover that many service intervals are based on engine hours of operation. A typical line in the service schedule might read, "replace the fuel filter every 100 hours or annually."

Once you check your boat engine hours, you'll need to determine if your boat is due for maintenance. An annual schedule is easy to remember, as most owners complete maintenance before storing their boats during the off-season. In the following section, we'll explain how to check your boat engine hours.

Most hour meters aren't resettable. If your boat has been re-powered, and the hour meter wasn't replaced, it may not reflect the hours of operation on the new engine. This is why getting hours directly from the engine computer, when available, is the most accurate data.

Once you've located the hour meter display on your boat, you can note the level at the beginning of the season. If you get maintenance on your boat, you should note the level it's at once completed. Then, you can monitor how many hours you accumulate through the season.

Although monitoring your boat engine hours may seem tedious, it's crucial to ensuring that your boat runs correctly. You can take precautions to extend your boat's lifespan by consistently checking your boat's engine hours.