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by garyyork
Mon Mar 09, 2020 12:24 am
Forum: The GAM
Topic: Finding Water In Hull
Replies: 1
Views: 1526

Finding Water In Hull

[Can the intrusion of] lots of water [into the interior foam of a Boston Whaler Unibond hull be detected by weighing the hull]? BACKSTORY: I bought a well worn 1980 MONTAUK with a bad and weak repair to the forward part of the hull, perhaps done with putty. On my very first outing in rough water, a ...
by garyyork
Mon Mar 09, 2020 12:05 am
Forum: The GAM
Topic: MONTAUK 17 Swamped Stability
Replies: 19
Views: 14568

Re: MONTAUK 17 Swamped Stability

I've had a 1980 and later an 1986 MONTAUK. The hulls are rated at 4300-lbs swamped capacity. That means they float with 4300-lbs in addition to all the water they can hold. Part of Whaler advertising way back was a picture of a full sized Volvo held up by a fully swamped 18 Outrage I was in the pota...