I don't deliberately abuse my Lund or Yamaha outboard motors. But there is enough forgetfulness that benign neglect reigns supreme. Since I can't remember how many years it's been since I took it into the shop for routine "annual maintenance," I finally got around to taking it in the other day. They called me this morning that it was ready for me to pick up. There's really nothing to do with the boat, so I had the 40/30 jet, the 4 hp kicker, and the trailer checked out. Kinda' spendy IMO, but since I can't recall how long ago it was last performed, I'm not complaining. The most interesting part to me is that, at 10 years old, my main motor only has 93 hours on it. I explained to the woman in the store that I mainly use the boat to get from place to place on a river and then get out and wade to fish. And when I do go salmon fishing, I use the main motor to get where I'm going to fish and then troll with the little kicker motor. I guess the 4-horse doesn't have an hour gauge, so who knows how many hours are on it? But I don't fish for salmon that often, so probably not many. The equipment all has a clean bill of health, and I feel like just a bit more responsible boat owner for having taken it in for service.
