Couple of hundred hours. Lots on the kicker trolling for salmon in the
ocean and trout in the lakes. We also ski and tube behind the boat. But
since I live in SF Bay area, we can boat all year. Fish sturgeon and
steelhead in the winter.

"William Andersen" wrote in message
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Over 600 hours. Primarily on USCG Safety patrols of 8 hours, at least
twice a week. Mostly just at 10-12 knots, a few minutes on plane (15-20
knots) if going someplace in particular.
Used to take the grandchildren wakeboarding several times a month during
the summer, but with all the patrols and some traveling, didn't get to do
much recreational boating the last couple of years.
(19'bowrider http://members.cox.net/wgander/family_boat.htm)

"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?