Posted by gullpointer on 03/21/13 - 9:20 PM
#1
Is 70 HP adequate for the 17' Montauk, 1985 to 2001?
Edited by Tom W Clark on 03/21/13 - 10:10 PM
Posted by Joe Kriz on 03/21/13 - 10:04 PM
#2
I had a 70hp Evinrude on my Montauk which I owned for 15 years.
It was just fine.
There were only a couple of times in smooth water that I wished I had a 90 but then I would have had to pay the price.
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Posted by Tom W Clark on 03/21/13 - 10:14 PM
#3
70 HP is fully twice the minimum horsepower rating for the classic Montauk, so yes, I think it is actually more than adequate.
70 HP is also adequate for the 1973-1985 17' Montauk.
I owned a 1980 Montauk with a 1985 Johnson 70 HP and it was more than adequate...but I still repowered it with a 1986 Jonson 90. The 90 was more fun.