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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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:)