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MarkCz

Perhaps by adding some type of a spring loaded hinge and designing the splash shield so that it only opens to let water out you could get the benefit of a splash shield and still allow water to exit if needed.

MarkCz

I received my towing insurance renewal notice in the mail about a month ago. BoatUS wanted $180 to renew. I usually renew my boat towing insurance (both trailer and boat) during one of the local NJ or PA boat shows and used to be able to get a $99 deal. Not wanting to pay the full price I just calle...

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I have a 1987 Mercury 70-HP two-stroke-power-cycle engine that had [problem]: the oil tank mounted under the cowl would empty over a few months. I rebuilt the fuel pump, which also contained a new check valve, and the problem never returned. Before I did that repar, I had a very smokey outboard that...

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He is talking about the same drain hole that is in the bottom of the anchor locker and this unlined hole drains onto the floor.

MarkCz

Search this forum for the words 13- foot hull drain you will find a thread that discussed a similar question.

MarkCz

The older 2 stroke power cycle engines could often be upped in HP. Johnson and Evinrude back in the 1970s and 1980s made a block that could be bought in a 20, 25, 30 and 35 hp. The difference was the intake and reed as well as some carburator changes. I owned a 20 hp version but started to gather th...

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Is the engine mounted all the way down?

Or, do you have the engine mounting height elevated?

MarkCz

I had removed the cable and pulleys from a similar vintage SPORT 13 for a few years when I was using a 9.9-HP two-strokeppower-cycle tiller-steering engine on a local lake. Eventually they allowed motors up to 20-HP to be used, and I reinstalled the pulleys and bought new cable and clamps. Since I n...

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Thanks Jim for all your hard work keeping the site running and ensuring the posts are clearly written.

MarkCz

Welcome aboard and congrats on the boat. My dad had the same REVENGE 22 Walk-Through until about three years ago [but later clarified it was not the same boat, just another REVENGE 22 Walk-Through--Moderator]. It was a great boat. I am curious how the 140-HP four-stroke-power-cycle engine moves the ...

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Too bad Evinrude [stopped making their E-TEC engines.] [They made an E-TEC] 115-HP [that weighed] 375-lbs (that I believe you could have gotten) in white.

MarkCz

Only good experiences at the Belmar municipal marina boat ramp in NJ on Saturday of Labor day weekend. That ramp is laid out very well with pretty wide lanes and a nice area where you can pull forward to straighten out your vehicle and trailer to get them straight before backing down. I like that ra...

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You mentioned some other brands of boats. Have you looked at a Robalo R200. It's a nice boat with very high freeboard and laid out well. The swing open head design is great for easy access even if you only use it for storage. I know this a BW forum but that boat is one sweet ride that won't break th...

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I have an older 1987 Mercury 70 hp 2 stroke power cycle engine that runs great. Besides the noise at idle and maybe higher fuel burn compared to modern engines the cost is perfect for me. Free, I already own it.

MarkCz

I have a galvanized loadrite 17220090 that is 5 years old and is holding up well but I wash it after each trip to the salt and only fish less than 10 times a year. While they use heat shrink connectors on the wiring some connectors have 2 wires jammed in one side of the crimp and this prevents the h...

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You may have to raise your budget a little to get a descent Montauk that has been repowered with a 4 stroke. Like someone mentioned be careful about putting too much weight on the transom of a classic Montauk. I have a 1987 Montauk with a 1987 70 hp 2 cycle power stroke engine and that has plenty of...

MarkCz

Have you tried running the engine on a portable 6 gallon style fuel tank yet? That would be my next step before anything.

MarkCz

I had a 13-footer with [wire rope and] pulley steering.

Many people remove these helms to update the steering to a Teleflex-type mechanical cable system.

If you can not loosen up the helm, you may be able to find a used helm for sale.

MarkCz

Does that trailer have roller bunks on it. It's hard to tell but looks like it does. If it does I would remove them and change them to a carpeted bunks. It's not recommended to store a whaler on a roller trailer. Enjoy the boat.

MarkCz

You might want to bring a spare hub for the trailer and make sure you have a spare tire. That's a long ride for a trailer that you don't know the condition of the tires or hubs.

MarkCz

That's a very nice hatch and I like the hinge design.

Is that hatch solid wood or a type of plywood?

I can't see the edge clear enough to see any plies.

MarkCz

I had a 1970s vintage SPORT 13. Although the console, the middle thwart, and the rear thwart were all nice mahogany, the bow hatch was plywood, and it did not hold up nearly as well as the solid wood. I eventually built a new hatch out of solid teak with no joints. I gave it a varnish finish, and it...

MarkCz

I meant to say same fuel into the cylinders as what's in the gas tank.

MarkCz

Is the fuel in the boats gas tank the same fuel you are using to inject into the carbs.

MarkCz

Are you using fresh fuel and not old stale gasoline?

MarkCz

I have a Raymarine DRAGONFLY. In shallow water the SONAR screen seems to be overly noisy. Q1: is [on-screen noise in the SONAR display] because the water I usually travel in is quite silty? [Moderator's note: this topic was introduced into another thread which was discussing another topic. This post...

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I have added a swing tongue to my trailer but have not lengthened the tongue. Adding additional tongue length can be easily done by buying some suitably sized tongue material and drilling new holes for the hitch coupler as well as the trailer tongue hinge. You may have to lengthen the trailer light ...

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I have a 1987 Boston whaler Montauk and my cooler was cracked and needed to be replaced. I wanted a larger cooler but did not want to reposition the cooler cleats so I built an adapter plate from plywood that I placed on top of the cleats. I will check the size of the cooler I now use when can get t...

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It's too late now but you could have used T nuts made from stainless on the plywood section you made before you put it back in.

MarkCz

I have a 1987 Boston Whaler Montauk. My pole lamp is also high and will not fit into my garage with an 8-foot-high door. I do boat at night and bent the pole twice because I forgot to remove it before backing into the garage. It bent back ok but not perfect.

MarkCz

I know this may seem silly to mention but you need to remove the insert starting from the stern where it ends.

MarkCz

I have a 1987 Montauk. My seat cushion also is squished. I have recently started to leave the seat back in the middle so it's not touching the cushion.

MarkCz

I thought I would add some information regarding the concern about running the battery down if he left the voltmeter on. My daughter had a 2005 Honda Accord that had a radio that was causing the battery to run down overnight when the car was sitting. WE disconnected the radio but she hated going wit...

MarkCz

My SPORT 13 had the small hole at the bottom of the bow storage area as shown in the picture. It did not have the two holes up top.

MarkCz

Buy plastic or brass tubing that just fits through the holes; glue in tubing. The foam is protected and you still have drains.

MarkCz

I have a 1987 Montauk. A few years ago I replaced the trailer with a 5-STARR [a model of trailer made by LOADRITE] galvanized trailer, model 5S-17220090V with leaf springs. It should be very close in size [to the trailer mentioned above]. The 5-STARR-model trailers are made [by LOADRITE]. My [1987 M...

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Everyone—thanks for all the information.

MarkCz

I see an Igloo 94 marine ultra but no igloo marine elite on igloo's website. Are they the "same" cooler? Seems like West marine mentions the elite.

MarkCz

After 30 years the original Montauk cooler is finally cracking and needs to be replaced. I have the console-mounted rod holders so I can't go too high. I searched for some information on coolers and Montauks but some threads are quite old. Cooler manufacturers seem to be changing their models and ne...

MarkCz

The 9.9 was easy to pull start and I don't think a 13 year old would have any problem starting it as long as the engine is in good shape. The 20 I had required way more strength.

MarkCz

I had a SPORT 13 of that [c.1979] vintage for 30 years. The boat initially had a 25-HP two-stroke-power-cycle engine with electric start and side console cable steering. Good engine choice. I sold the 25-HP and bought a 9.9-HP two-stroke-power-cycle engine so I could operate on a local lake with 10-...

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I bought a complete 9-Ampere conversion kit made by Mercury-Quicksilver. The kit was manufactured in 2006. The regulator-rectifier looks to be the same design as the CDI units but there is no schematic to compare. If it fails I will replace with a CDI unit in the future.

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This is an update. I removed the old rectifier and installed the new 9-Ampere voltage regulator-rectifier on the outboard. The hardest part of the installation was routing the wiring harness behind the oil tank. The new regulator works like a charm, and my GPS receiver did not shut off at all at hig...

MarkCz

Please tell us more about your repower experience and prop choice. I have been nursing an old 1987 Mercury 2 stroke power cycle 70 hp for about a year now and would love to repower but spending $10,000 on a 90 hp etec or almost 8,500 on a Yamaha F70 doesn't make much sense to me unless I keep the bo...

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I repaired a 1987 70 hp Mercury that I needed to replace the exhaust adapter plate gaskets and water tube seal. I had to remove the powerhead to get to those parts and If you do want to change the swivel tube you will need to pull the powerhead. Since yours is a 2007 I don't think yours will be that...

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I found a 9-Ampere rectifier-regulator kit that has all the parts needed including wiring harness, terminal block that replaces the old rectifier, heat sink mounting plate and the rectifier-regulator at a great price of $50. I hope that will fix the over-voltage.I will post an update after the insta...

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I have a 1987 Montauk with a 1987 Mercury 70-HP two-stroke-power-cycle engine. This particular engine only has a rectifier that converts the stator output to DC. There is no regulator, and as the engine run faster than 2500-RPM, the voltage can rise to over 15.6 volts. My Raymarine Dragonfly GPS son...

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I had a similar problem on my 1987 Montauk replacing my twin 6-gallon steel tanks with a new Moeller tank that was supposed to be a direct fit. A channel built into the tank to allow the fuel line would have been nice but was not molded in. I got around that deficit in design by adding two 5/8-inch ...

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