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Posted by chirp on 08/09/07 - 4:09 PM

Gotta 17 montauk with a T top and a 2003 75 4 stroke. Stop me if you've heard this one before... how fast should I be going? I'm maxed at about 36mph. Standard al. prop, but seems sloooowwww. The guy had a 90 merc 2 stroke before and said it was about 5 mph slower than the new honda. Make sense? Just doing the sniff check here.

Chirp

Posted by joninnj on 08/10/07 - 8:38 AM

Hi Chirp,

The Honda 75 may not be that far off. Depends on many things, weight, wet hull, prop size etc. The T-top will definitely have an impact. 36 MPH is not bad.

The basic Montauk with a 90 should run close to 40 MPH or faster if all is well. I have 17ft Super Sport limited with a Yamaha 90; it runs in the 40s... Something does not sound quite right with Merc setup though. I would think that even an old Merc, 6-cyl version would run a bit faster than low 30s...

Hope that helps

Posted by Joe Kriz on 08/10/07 - 8:53 AM

My 1978 Montauk with an 1985 Evinrude 70hp would do around 31 or 32mph without a T-Top and no bottom paint..

Your Honda 75hp sounds about right to me...

Posted by brooks89 on 08/10/07 - 9:11 AM

My old 17 footer will do about 35 MPH running a 2000 70HP Johnson with an aluminum prop and good bottom paint. But that's with just me onboard and the water's gotta be glassy.

Posted by danedg on 08/10/07 - 1:22 PM

Just me and the Nauset have clocked 35 with the Suzuki 60HP 4.....
No T......
PS...Me and the Whaler were born and raised in Exeter.....

Edited by danedg on 08/10/07 - 1:43 PM