Midwest (Illinois & Missouri) lakes most weekends from Mid-May til Mid-Sept,
skiing & tubing, swimming, etc. 120+ running hrs last summer.


"JimH" wrote in message
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We would typically splash our boat during the 1st week of May and pull it
out by mid October, logging an average of 60-65 engine hours/year.

Fishing rarely involved trolling.....mainly drifting or at anchor. The
majority of the boat use was to cruise to beaches for swimming while at
anchor and to other ports on Lake Erie including Leamington, Canada and
the Islands. We would also head up to Metro Beach on Lake St. Clair
once/year.

How about you?