My first one had about 2500 hr on it. I was having problems with the starter solenoid. They replaced it 3 times for free. The salt got to the frame and I had it mounted with straps. It still starts and runs on the first pull. I got this one in I think may and it haven't had a problem. I think I'm pusdhing 900 hours. The waranty on the second one is 3 years I think? Putting it in the cabinet will make all the diffrence I think. I kept track of the fuel usage on the first one and including purchase price, fuel and oil changes it was less than .40 cents an hour to run it.