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I am new to coastal boating. My family and I have a small house near the SC coast and I am interested in buying a small whaler mostly for recreation, creek and intercoastal fishing. i have been looking in my area and I have found a few boats I have narrowed it down to.

1) 2007 170 Montauk w/ trailer and extra Asking $19000

2) 1998 or 1999 18' Outrage with 135 merc and trailer +-$15000 (there are a couple in this area)

the 2007 is in show room condition the others are in very good condition

Passengers will include up to 4 adults and 3 small children at times, but usually just one or two adults

At this time I am not that interested in off shore boating but it would be nice to have that ability.

Any wisdom or suggestion would be appreciated

thanks
Richard

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Welcome Richard!

If new to boating, go for the 170 but know that 4 people and 3 kids is a lot for that boat since the max engine size is 90 hp.

If I was you, I would go up to the Outrage 18/19. Higher freeboard, better ride (length, beam and weight help).

Shop around. This is definitely a buyer's market. I would look at those 90's Outrage 18 with at least a 150 hp since you will have a fair amount of weight.

TomG and RonB are shown as owners of this model/year Outrage. Maybe they will post.

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I am concerned it might be crowded on the 170 but for the most part it will just be my wife and I and our small child.

My other concern ( and maybe someone can help me with this) is will the Outrage 18 fit in a standard height garage. i spoke with someone yesterday who had a 18 Out rage 98' who said that it would not fit in their garage due to the height of the front rail.

Since these boats are not local I can't measure them myself

Can someone comment on whether this boat can fit in a standard garage?

thanks for the input

Richard

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While I don't know precisely, knowing from what I have read, the Outrage will not fit inside a standard 8' high door.

The 90's version of the Outrage had a taller console than the prior version. Something like a current 190 console. I did read of a whaler owner who modified his 190's console rail to be removable so it would fit in a garage. You can see the size of the 190 console in this photo (from specs page)

[img]http://www.whalercentral.com/images/photoalbum/useralbum_36/2004_nantucket.jpg[/img]

Depending on the trailer, the 170 should fit, height wise. If it is a bit tall, lowering the tongue jack and pushing it in will do the trick.

Here is the 170 console photo

[img]http://www.whalercentral.com/images/photoalbum/useralbum_34/2002_montauk170.jpg[/img]

General Rule of thumb on overall length is hull length +2' for the motor and 4' for the tongue. Approximately 23' in total.