1. Use the full 4 digit year for everything you are asking your question about. Example: 1962, 1988, 2000, 2011
2. Include the correct name of your Whaler model. Example: Montauk 17, Montauk 170, Outrage 26, Outrage 260
3. Include the length when necessary. Example: 16, 17, 18, 20, 22
4. Do not post your email address anywhere on this site as it is already in your user profile.

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Stitchmann	#1  Posted on 12/12/15 - 3:58 PM
Member Posts: 1 Comments: 0 Joined: 12/12/15	Just bought my first whaler. Little 13' with a 70 hp. Its for my son for Christmas. Cant wait to see his face. Looking forward to redoing it one year. Has the spider cracks on one side but not too bad.
Labrat3	#2  Posted on 12/12/15 - 4:32 PM
Member Posts: 53 Comments: 1 Joined: 06/30/10	Please say you don't have a 70 HP motor on a 13 foot Whaler for your son ! Maximum safely rated motor for that hull is 40 HP. Putting a kid on it with 70 HP is a disaster waiting to happen. Please reconsider putting a 20 - 25 HP on it.
nhwhalerfl	#3  Posted on 12/13/15 - 5:32 AM
Member Posts: 6 Comments: 0 Joined: 09/26/15	Labrat3 wrote: Please say you don't have a 70 HP motor on a 13 foot Whaler for your son ! Maximum safely rated motor for that hull is 40 HP. Putting a kid on it with 70 HP is a disaster waiting to happen. Please reconsider putting a 20 - 25 HP on it. I would have to agree. We had a 13' with a 25HP and it was great. 70HP would be scary. 270 Dauntless FL
Perichbrothers	#4  Posted on 12/13/15 - 10:28 PM
Member Posts: 141 Comments: 0 Joined: 09/10/15	Wow we had a 13 with an old 50 merc, and I swapped it for a 30 suzuki which ran it like a bullet! Can't imagine a 70... I guess it's like cars, the 30 could maneuver at its high speed like a rally car, but the 70 sounds more like a straight line drag racer! TP
EJO	#5  Posted on 12/14/15 - 12:53 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 669 Comments: 6 Joined: 11/25/12	DANGEROUS, Glad I'm not in the Maryland area as I hate to read about the accident. Skipper E-J m/v "Clumsy Cleat" a 2008 Montauk 150