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Montauk 17'
Timber	#1  Posted on 04/30/06 - 4:33 PM
Member Posts: 9 Comments: 0 Joined: 04/30/06	Hello, I just became the owner of my first whaler. A 1989 Montauk 17 with a center console and a swivel seat. I live on Nantucket and will be fishing inshorea bit. I am a little skeptical of the swivel except when soloing. Anyone have advice on this. Should I consider replacing it with a bench seat so two can sit ? Any help is appreciated
Mike	#2  Posted on 04/30/06 - 4:51 PM
Site Owner Personal Page Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 337 Comments: 1 Joined: 03/18/05	Hi Timber, Welcome to WhalerCentral and congratulations on your new boat! I'm guessing you are referring to what is general called a captains seat. If that is the case, a large number of folks have these for the primary seating in their Whaler. I have never had that arrangement but did have a pair of them in front of the console. No one complained about the seats. Mike
Timber	#3  Posted on 04/30/06 - 4:57 PM
Member Posts: 9 Comments: 0 Joined: 04/30/06	Where can I go online and look at different seating choices for this hull ? Thank you for the welcome and it's great to see such a great website available so easily. I am looking forward to this summer. The boat is in great shape and, even though it's an original motor (89' Suzuki 75) it is in decnt condition and ran well yesterday when I took her out for the first cruise.
Joe Kriz	#4  Posted on 04/30/06 - 5:10 PM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11447 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	Timber, There were two types of seating options for the Classic Montauk. 1. RPS (Reversible Pilot Seat) http://www.whalercentral.com/infusion...?user_id=7 2. Leaning Post http://users.sisqtel.net/jkriz/Outrag...age86.html Even thought this is not a Montauk, this is the same style of Leaning Post. Do you have any photos of the seats that someone has put in this boat?
Mike	#5  Posted on 04/30/06 - 5:13 PM
Site Owner Personal Page Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 337 Comments: 1 Joined: 03/18/05	Here are some photos of various swivel seats - http://www.whalercentral.com/photogal...owstart=84 Here is an RPS - Reversible Pilot Seat [img]http://www.whalercentral.com/images/ppimages/4/lees-rodholders.jpg[/img] Edited by Mike on 04/30/06 - 5:19 PM
Timber	#6  Posted on 04/30/06 - 5:19 PM
Member Posts: 9 Comments: 0 Joined: 04/30/06	Thank you guys, really amazing on the replies. I don't have any photos yet but I will soon. The reason why I would want to change the seating is two fold: To have a more comfortable seating for 2 and put the fuel tanks underneath with the possibility of more storage. I will get some photos on line soon. Any info is greatlyy appreciated. Thank you !
Timber	#7  Posted on 04/30/06 - 5:20 PM
Member Posts: 9 Comments: 0 Joined: 04/30/06	It looks to be the wise seat from seeing those photos...
Joe Kriz	#8  Posted on 04/30/06 - 5:25 PM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11447 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	Only One? Someone apparently just added the Swivel Seat(s) at a later date as the Swivel Seats were not an option for the Montauks.. If you look at the floor underneath the swivel seat, I bet you will find 4 holes on each side where the RPS was originally installed. You could have six holes on each side and that would mean that there was a Leaning Post originally installed. Edited by Joe Kriz on 04/30/06 - 5:25 PM
Dick	#9  Posted on 04/30/06 - 5:36 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 43 Comments: 1 Joined: 10/14/05	I don't believe that Whaler ever offered the Montauk with anything other than the RPS. Nice Montauk mike
Timber	#10  Posted on 04/30/06 - 5:50 PM
Member Posts: 9 Comments: 0 Joined: 04/30/06	Interesting... I'll look in the morning. What's better sitting or leaning on a boat of that size ?
drandlett	#11  Posted on 05/01/06 - 6:14 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 146 Comments: 0 Joined: 03/01/06	Whalers tend to pound so personally I would rather be in a standing leaning position. The RPS like the one pictured above is real nice because you can lean or sit depending on the water and your activities. Enjoy, summer soon! Dana