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I am looking to repower my 16'-7" Whaler and I wanted to know opinions and feedback on the Yamaha F70, Suzuki DF70, E-TEC 75 or 90 and a 2004 90 HP 2 stroke. If anyone has these on a boat similiar to mine please respond. I will post pics of my boat another day, it has a different console, unsure if its original. Thanks.

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Must be a Cohasset and there is no such thing as a 1972 Montauk.
The Montauk was first made in 1973...
http://www.whalercentral.com/articles...icle_id=17

Look at our Current Engine Choices in the Articles section.
Look at the weights of each motor....
http://www.whalercentral.com/articles...ticle_id=5

Here are my first 2 choices whether you prefer a 90 or a 70...
E-Tec 90
Yamaha 70 4 stroke

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Yeah, I know there is no 72' Montauk, but isn't the Cohasset just another version of the Montauk with the exception of a different console. Everything else seems identical.

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No, the Cohasset came before the Montauk...
http://www.whalercentral.com/userphot...lbum_id=31

Then came the Montauk
http://www.whalercentral.com/userphot...lbum_id=14

We need to call the model what Boston Whaler called it when it was made. Otherwise why have names for the different models?

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Thanks for the links on the different engines, whalercentral is great and I'm really stoked on fixing up my first whaler.

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I have a 70hp 2002 yamaha 2 stroke on a 1970 smirkless hull.

The lowest planing speed I can come up with is roughly 19 mph (sog per GPS). I'm told that a more powerful engine would allow me to plane at lower speed, though I'm not sure how much lower that speed would be.

W/O a means to measure full flow I'm unable to adress fuel consumption with any degree of accuracy, however, I'm somewhat satisfied with its' rate of burn.

I also would like the engine to be a bit quieter.

While having a following wind at the same speed as the boat can be a bit annoying, oil consumption is remarkably low therefore there is very little smoke and the attendant fumes.

Looking in the rear view mirror and if I had the $$ I'd have held out for a fuel injected newer 70 hp or 90hp 4 stroke.

Hope this helps.
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