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Considering a Montauk 17 for our family.
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| 9R |
Posted on 10/24/16 - 5:48 AM
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Could not have found a better boat for us! Had the maiden voyage over the weekend and we all had a blast. Compared to what we're use to, it felt like a fricken yacht! Plenty of room while underway and more than enough when anchored for swimming.
The wind was up with a lot of sailboats about and some chop on the local lake but it handled nicely. Splashed only rarely which was a nice change.
Thankfully it is easy to tow with our minivan so a nice bonus all around.
Thank you everyone for your input!
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| EJO |
Posted on 10/25/16 - 12:56 PM
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9R Glad to hear you found/picked a boat (that wasn't a scam) that all in the family can like.
As mentioned before I think the 170's are nice boats for a family. Happy boating.
Ice on my windshield this morning had to put the boat in storage, no more boating for the next 5-6 months here in Michigan, your lucky you were boating a couple of days ago.
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| skier |
Posted on 10/26/16 - 8:29 PM
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9R
I have a 2014 Montauk 170 , bought new, and it has been a great boat. We use it to access an island property in Georgian Bay , Canada for 4 months every summer. Motor is a 90 HP 4 stroke Mercury. We did change prop to alu in case we hit something! We have the fishing package (but not livewell) and bow cushion area gives us lots of room, with cooler seat too for 5 people, sometimes more.
It tows very well on the Whaler trailer behind our Subaru Tribeca.
The tiny red tanks weren't enough fuel so upgraded to the 25 gallon Moeller topside tank that fits perfectly under the pedestal seat. Need this as we are 25 minutes from nearest fuel.
It's been a great boat, though we have to pick travel days for the open water. It can handle 3-4 foot waves ok, but you have to slow down or the flat hull pounds a bit.
Had a local boatyard install a Garmin echoMAP 53dv with Transducer . Great idea, with a Garmin Bluechart g2 map data card for Canada. It's kept me off the numerous shoals, for now.
here's the Moeller tank you want.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...&psc=1
here is a link showing the Moeller tank in our Whaler. click on images to zoom in
https://www.flickr.com/photos/5818056...1805596751
boat here
https://www.flickr.com/photos/5818056...1100547246
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| 9R |
Posted on 10/27/16 - 5:06 AM
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Thanks skier however the PO already installed a larger tank.
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Posted on 10/27/16 - 5:54 AM
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skier wrote:
We did change prop to alu in case we hit something!
Skier, you are apparently referring to the idea that an aluminum prop will save you from lower unit damage if you strike a rock. That is an old wives tale and was specifically debunked on this forum some years ago, when two people hit the same object, one with aluminum and one with stainless - both lower units were damaged.
Get a stainless prop with a breakaway hub (which most of them seem to have these days) and you can enjoy top performance. Plus a stainless prop will shrug off a log strike - with aluminum you'll be paddling home.
I'm just sayin'....
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Posted on 10/27/16 - 9:07 AM
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tedious,
Well may be true. If you hit a rock hard enough it won't matter...like this. Neighbor on a nearby island hit this shoal just in front of my dock, and tore off his lower unit. I towed them home, then had to give the party of 7 a ride to the Marina and their cars.
Later I dove down where I thought they had run aground, and found the lower unit torn off.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/5818056...0513516031
This was a 200 HP Mercury at full throttle , getting up on the plane, when I heard this sound like a car crash!
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Posted on 10/29/16 - 1:50 AM
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Hmmm - I'm guessing that no type of prop material would have saved that! Lucky it sheared off or someone might have gotten hurt.
Beautiful lake by the way - where is that?
Tim
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Posted on 10/29/16 - 7:07 AM
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Tim ,
Georgian Bay in Canada, a large bay off Lake Huron. We are at the open water end of 12 Mile Bay, with a 25 minute boat ride out to our island.
Beautiful area..and all fresh water
Here is a picture of some great swimming cliffs, near the cottage, hanging out with friends.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/5818056...ed-public/
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Posted on 11/01/16 - 1:08 PM
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skier you are boating in a wonderful area and as all that water is perfectly clear and shark free all you have to do is watch where you are going. Those Lunds in you pictures do have an advantage though (beaching) but they are nothing like your 170.
Skipper E-J
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Posted on 11/02/16 - 7:17 AM
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Congrats on a great boat --- idea/suggestion a couple of small marine beanbag seats will solve your seating concerns !
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Posted on 11/03/16 - 5:34 PM
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EJO, as you say, "all you have to do is watch where you are going"..The smartest thing I got for the Montauk 170 , after the 25 gallon tank is the Garmin echoMAP plotter. This shows me the depth under the keel at all times.
I also follow locals every summer, through tricky waters, I don't know, then save the GPS route . After storing these tracks, when the open water is rough, I can take the Whaler safely through back routes to get to our Island.
I also paddle a sea kayak around our area a lot, checking the depth of various shoals, and building up a mental map of where the rocks are.
The shallow draft of the Montauk 170 also helps, I can run through water (I know) with 4-5 feet under the keel.
Here is a picture of a "working" Montauk 170, same as mine. Fisheries and Oceans Canada research boat. It has the same Moeller tank as my Whaler, but the older red one.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/5818056...ed-public/
We agreed it's a great boat.
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