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1988 Montauk 17
Narragansett	#1  Posted on 10/09/23 - 7:08 AM
Member Posts: 2 Comments: 0 Joined: 10/09/23	Working on my friends boat and i'm puzzled by the flimsy floor inside the center console. The floor is about 2" above the fiberglass deck. The tunnel down the center of the boat for running cables exits the fibergalss deck iin the center of the deck. The wooden floor has the cables exiting far over on the Starboard interior side of the console. This requires the cables to make a sigificant "S" curve in a tight space, is this standard, or perhaps the previous owner did this? Thanks
Phil T	#2  Posted on 10/09/23 - 7:10 AM
Administrator Personal Page Personal Album Project Albums Posts: 6988 Comments: 6 Joined: 03/26/05	That is standard. If you have the cutout over the top of the entrance to the rigging tunnel, it takes up valuable storage space. 1992 Outrage 17 I 2019 E-TEC 90, Viper 17 2+ 2018 Load Rite Elite 18280096VT
Narragansett	#3  Posted on 10/09/23 - 8:27 AM
Member Posts: 2 Comments: 0 Joined: 10/09/23	Thanks for the reply. I fiured that was the case. Someone put the batteries in that space and collapsed the floor. No support under them.
Phil T	#4  Posted on 10/09/23 - 8:30 AM
Administrator Personal Page Personal Album Project Albums Posts: 6988 Comments: 6 Joined: 03/26/05	The recommended solution is to cut the outline of the batteries on the shelf so they are recessed into the floor. Edited by Phil T on 10/09/23 - 8:30 AM 1992 Outrage 17 I 2019 E-TEC 90, Viper 17 2+ 2018 Load Rite Elite 18280096VT