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86 montauk
darylrl	#1  Posted on 10/28/06 - 7:09 PM
Member Posts: 7 Comments: 0 Joined: 10/28/06	hello all...just got my first whaler..very excited as my brother has 2 and I have had nothing but fun in the montauk that he owns. Anyways I bought a 86 montauk/ 90 hp honda 4 stroke and dual axle easyloader trailer for 7000.00 cdn. From all my research it is a good deal. I need several things and have several questions. Is it possible or should I say smart to put a fuel tank under the center console as long as there is good ventilation ? Were the doors on the console teak originally? There are no seats in this boat...what were the original seats on this model? Thanks , Daryl
Joe Kriz	#2  Posted on 10/28/06 - 7:50 PM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11447 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	Welcome aboard darylrl. I would not even consider putting fuel tanks in the console area myself... Period... The fuel tanks on a Montauk were located under the Reversible Pilot Seat (RPS). Most Montauks had two (2) 12 gallon tanks under the RPS. Some people eventually put a Tempo or a Pate 27 gallon under the tank instead of the two 12 gallon tanks. I preferred the two 12 gallon tanks myself. There are photos of the RPS in the Project Photo Gallery on this site. http://www.whalercentral.com/photogal...p?album=63 There are also many more photos of the RPS on members boats here. Take a look in the "Members Personal Pages" section and see what you can find. Here is one of many Montauks in the Members Personal Page section. Take a look at the RPS with the fuel tank underneath. In this case, the tank is a Pate. http://www.whalercentral.com/infusion...?user_id=7 Congratulation on the Montauk. I owned one for 15 years. Edited by Joe Kriz on 10/28/06 - 10:16 PM
darylrl	#3  Posted on 10/29/06 - 9:19 AM
Member Posts: 7 Comments: 0 Joined: 10/28/06	thanks Joe....yea the more I think about it fuel in there is a bad idea. Where would one find a used RPS for restoration is the question now ? Daryl
Joe Kriz	#4  Posted on 10/29/06 - 10:39 AM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11447 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	Daryl, You have several choices on purchasing or acquiring and RPS. 1. I would look on eBay for a used one. 2. You can buy a new one from a Boston Whaler dealer for around $1200 to $1400 (ouch) 3. You can make your own from individual parts. Legs, seat, pivot arms, seat back. There is a thread right now where a member has some legs for sale. http://www.whalercentral.com/forum/vi...#post_3198 Here is what I believe I would do if I needed one. 1. Buy the legs from Tom W Clark in the post above 2. Purchase a new seat from Hall's Nautical http://www.hallsnautical.com/index.htm/index.htm 3. I would then install the seat with the new or used legs. This will enable you to use the boat temporarily until you get the rest of the parts. 4. Buy a pair of 12 gallon Tempo Tanks from Bass Pro (you want #B) Tempo 12 Gallon Tank 5. Then I would buy the Stainless Steel RPS Pivot Arms from Boston Whaler 6. Then I would either make, or have someone make, a new seat back from teak from the plans located on this site in the download section. http://www.whalercentral.com/download...owstart=15 A Montauk is a great boat and deserves the original style equipment in my opinion. The seat is a major part of a Montauk and the RPS is a great seating arrangement. Here are more photos of an RPS in my Outrage 18'. The same RPS that is in a Montauk. http://www.whalercentral.com/infusion...?user_id=4 Good Luck and let us know what you end up doing. Edited by Joe Kriz on 10/29/06 - 11:58 AM
darylrl	#5  Posted on 10/30/06 - 2:44 PM
Member Posts: 7 Comments: 0 Joined: 10/28/06	Thanks Joe...your suggestions are much appreciated....I too believe this boat deserves to be the beauty that she originally was. I am going to build new teak doors for the console. I will check out the links you listed...thanks again Daryl