ive seen boats last 3-4000 hours if properly maintained 490 is not bad last summer we put about 120-150 all summer but we were out on the river every weekend all weekend

I have an 06 Malibu with 600 hours on it. Myself personally I'd rather have a boat that was used and well maintaned then a boat that sat idle for months or even years as rubber seals start to dry out and pistons scar piston walls and rust. Don't let the hours scare you. My best advice would be to take it to a local boat mechanic, probably not a dealership as they well try steering you to purchasing new. If the mechanic gives the boat the ok go for it. While you might not have as much power as a big new fancy v8 you should be able to do everything with this boat just don't expect to enter into any wakeboarding contest or race anyone with it. I think if this is your first boat its the way to go for an all around family boat. Myself I started with an 86 glastron family boat and after 10 trouble free years, only problem was I had a freeze plug pop out one year, I went out and bought a $70,000 wakeboarding only boat. While I use this boat exclusively for wakeboarding I miss the versatility of my old glastron. If one of the kids spills something now I cry, where as with the older glastron we could just laugh and clean it up. Maintance I performed was just regular oil changes and that was it! Buy a pump and change the oil yourself you'll pay for the pump the first time you change your on oil. Have fun and see you on the water!