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Does anyone have this installed on a Montauk?

https://www.boatoutfitters.com/inboar...tep-ladder

Any other suppliers of teak platforms? On a search for prior posts, someone mentioned that black duck made those but I couldn't find it in their website.

Also, should I be worried about adding more weight to the stern of a Montauk (I'm already considering adding stern seating)? The motor is 261lbs.

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Ray Martin of Martin Marine Design makes a swim platform designed for the Montauk transom. His products are "Whaler Quality".

http://www.martinmarinedesign.com/SWI...tform.html

If Ray does not offer the teak platform, he could get Walt to fabricate one for you.

Walt's website is: http://blackduckgallery.com/WOODPARTS...PARTS.html

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Thanks. Anyone knows the impact of having this plus a stern seat on a Montauk? Should I worry or the accretive weight effect is irrelevant?

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For that kind of money I would get the custom one Phil is refering too. The one in the picture wont fit correctly with out some modifications. I think I have a picture in my personal pages of one that I modified to fit one of my Montauks.

Todd

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I tried to go cheap and bought a generic platform. As soon as I tried to install it I decided a platform not designed for a Whaler is not the way to go. Got the one from Ray Martin of Martin Marine Design and couldn't be happier. It was a snap to install and looks great.

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I agree with these guys -- why waste time and money trying to make a generic one fit when you can purchase one specifically designed for your boat?

I believe the Martin platform that Phil linked to above is for the early Montauks (non-smirked hulls.) I thought I recalled the one you were considering is a newer smirked hull? If so, this would be the one you need:

http://www.martinmarinedesign.com/SWI...tform.html

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I do not recommend installation of a both a rear seat and a transom mounted boarding ladder on a Montauk 17. Why? While you can easily get back onboard with a ladder, it is really difficult to have to climb over a rear seat. That is, unless you are a gymnast.

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I had that preoccupation too, but thought I would be fine if the seat had no backrest.

The thing is: a big part of convincing the wife to forego the garage space was that we would be able to enjoy the boat not only for fishing, but to swim and have a couple of friends on. The boat does not currently have a front rail (even though I have it with me), so I thought the back seat would be a good addition. Since we're in Florida, there is a lot of swimming so a platform/ladder would be interesting to have as well.

Speaking about stern seating, the seats in your profile look very good. Do you have the specs on them, by any chance?

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If all you want/need is a thwart board seat to use with no backrest, then that is easy enough to make. As I recently wrote about this type of seating, I have cut a 60 inch length of board (I prefer solid mahogany) that is 5/4 inch thick, 11-15 inches width, and place it in the thwart channel. I make sure the board is cut precisely to "friction fit" in the channel, and I do not screw it down. I glue a piece of rubber to the bottom of the board at the ends to help keep it from sliding. I can place such a thwart board seat in front of the console on a Montauk 17 (with cooler removed) or behind the reverse pilot seat, or all the way to the motor well area, where the board will really tighten its fit because of a slight reduction in length between the interior bulkhead channels (beam).
The measurement on a BW16 hull is slightly less in length, at 59 15/16 inches, because the BW16 (no "smirk" hull) is a very different hull.

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In answer to that question I don't thing the minor weight of a small teak platform with SS ladder will influence you performance noticeably.
Now climbing over a seat back-rest that might be a problem.