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- Wed Aug 09, 2023 7:07 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: Boat for Casco Bay, Maine
- Replies: 2
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Re: Boat for Casco Bay, Maine
PHIL T--thank you. I am familiar with Casco Bay, Maine. We lived on our trawler at South Port Marine for a few years , and we used the 17 Montauk as our explore-boat. Making runs out to the Dolphin restaurant were common--just know your weather. I agree the 21 may be the boat but I’m leaning toward ...
- Tue Aug 08, 2023 1:40 pm
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: Boat for Casco Bay, Maine
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2283
Boat for Casco Bay, Maine
Give me a recommendation for a boat for cruising Casco Bay, exploring the coast of Maine, going to restaurants, and possibly angling a bit. My current idea is to get a new 190 MONTAUK. A new 210 MONTAUK maybe a bit much. ASIDE: I am selling my GRADY WHITE 282 SAILFISH to get a smaller, single engine...
- Wed Aug 19, 2020 5:37 am
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Hard Steering
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5730
Re: Hard Steering
Thanks Jim, your a big help....as always.
- Tue Aug 18, 2020 6:37 am
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Hard Steering
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5730
Re: Hard Steering
Sound like the best thing will be to order a new steering system, as suggested above.
[Who is a] good [retailer] to order from? I want quality parts and fair pricing. Thank you for any suggestions.
[Who is a] good [retailer] to order from? I want quality parts and fair pricing. Thank you for any suggestions.
- Mon Aug 17, 2020 2:07 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Hard Steering
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5730
Re: Original 1998 17ft Montauk with the 90hp 2 stroke, hard steering...
I got a bit rough with [the helm] and now there is about 12-inches of play in it.
- Mon Aug 17, 2020 10:06 am
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Hard Steering
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5730
Re: Original 1998 17ft Montauk with the 90hp 2 stroke, hard steering...
Do you have a preferred [retailer] to order [new steering system components] from?
[This 1998 MONTAUK 17] boat was a fresh water boat all its life—over 200 original hours—until I hauled it up to Maine. Now the saltwater use for the last three years has been minimal.
Thanks for the help.
[This 1998 MONTAUK 17] boat was a fresh water boat all its life—over 200 original hours—until I hauled it up to Maine. Now the saltwater use for the last three years has been minimal.
Thanks for the help.
- Mon Aug 17, 2020 8:40 am
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Hard Steering
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5730
Re: Original 1998 17ft Montauk with the 90hp 2 stroke, hard steering...
Can you add [a Steersman Nut] to both sides [of the engine steering-tilt tube]?
- Mon Aug 17, 2020 6:31 am
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Hard Steering
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5730
Hard Steering
We only use the [1998 MONTAUK 17 with 90-HP two-stroke-power-cycle engine] for a few months in saltwater, and then it sits until next summer. I thought I did a good job winterizing in 2019. In preparation for summer 2020, I found the steering was locked up hard and it took days to free it up. This m...
- Mon Aug 03, 2020 12:21 pm
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: 1998 MONTAUK Cover
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1226
1998 MONTAUK Cover
[Recommend a vendor who sells] a good quality made-to-fit cover for a 1998 MONTAUK.
- Mon Aug 03, 2020 11:44 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: Re: Montauk 17 for Galveston Bay
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2643
Re: Montauk 17 for Galveston Bay
I’ll chime in, we have a [1998] Montauk 17 with the original 90-HP engine. CASCO bay is our boating ground here in Maine and the 17 is a perfect first boat that you might very well keep for awhile. It will do fine for your use.
- Sun May 27, 2018 8:45 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Repair of Damage to Gel Coat Layer on Hull Bottom
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2540
- Sun May 27, 2018 4:57 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Repair of Damage to Gel Coat Layer on Hull Bottom
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2540
Repair of Damage to Gel Coat Layer on Hull Bottom
I wasn't paying attention and ran the boat onto on some submerged rocks--at slow speed, thankfully. Until I pulled the boat off the grinding was disheartening. After siting at the dock in saltwater for a couple days, I pulled the boat. I saw some gouges on the bottom. One spot is the size of a penci...
- Sun May 27, 2018 4:36 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: 1988 Montauk 17: Battery Location Survey
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10140
Re: 1988 Montauk 17: Battery Location Survey
If that factory hold down strap is anything like mine, it’s a Rubik’s cube to make work. Hah!
- Sun May 27, 2018 4:33 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: 1988 Montauk 17: Battery Location Survey
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10140
Re: 1988 Montauk 17: Battery Location Survey
Dick E wrote:My 1998 Montauk has starting battery in the console from the day I bought it in 1998.
Same [1998 MONTAUK 17] boat, same [battery location, that is, inside the console] here.
- Mon Oct 02, 2017 8:24 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: Need for Bottom Paint for Three Months in Saltwater
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3822
Re: Need for Bottom Paint for Three Months in Saltwater
Perfect, thank you once again !
- Mon Oct 02, 2017 8:09 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: Need for Bottom Paint for Three Months in Saltwater
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3822
Need for Bottom Paint for Three Months in Saltwater
[My 1998 MONTAUK 17 boat has] never had any [bottom paint] applied. [Applying bottom paint] seems to be a bit of a job, prepping the hull, marking the water line (while in the cold water), figuring out right paint, lifting the boat to get all the places, and so on. [The boat] sits in the saltwater a...
- Wed Aug 23, 2017 1:10 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Mercury 90-HP Aural Alert Sounds
- Replies: 19
- Views: 10956
Re: Mercury 90-HP Aural Alert Sounds
Can't thank you enough Jim!
- Sun Aug 20, 2017 8:53 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Mercury 90-HP Aural Alert Sounds
- Replies: 19
- Views: 10956
Re: Mercury 90-HP Aural Alert Sounds
I think I unplugged the "overheat" sensor wire coming off the head: nothing changed.
I then unplugged one of the two wires coming from the bottom of the oil reservoir which I assume is an oil level sensor: the noise stopped.
I then unplugged one of the two wires coming from the bottom of the oil reservoir which I assume is an oil level sensor: the noise stopped.
- Sun Aug 20, 2017 9:27 am
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Mercury 90-HP Aural Alert Sounds
- Replies: 19
- Views: 10956
Re: Mercury 90-HP Aural Alert Sounds
Thank you Jim for the weath of info, I'm workin' on it.
- Sat Aug 19, 2017 5:25 am
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Mercury 90-HP Aural Alert Sounds
- Replies: 19
- Views: 10956
Re: 1998 17 Montauk, 90HP merc. Siren going off
I'm guessing there is a bad oil or overheat sensor. It's a 2 stroke,
- Thu Aug 17, 2017 5:12 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Mercury 90-HP Aural Alert Sounds
- Replies: 19
- Views: 10956
Re: 1998 17 Montauk, 90HP merc. Siren going off???
I got close up inside and saw the name on it "Floyd Bell Inc"
- Thu Aug 17, 2017 4:35 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Mercury 90-HP Aural Alert Sounds
- Replies: 19
- Views: 10956
Mercury 90-HP Aural Alert Sounds
[On A Mercury 90-HP outboard engine on a 1998 MONTAUK 17] I hear a buzzer sounding. A few days prior to hearing the buzzer sounding, I filled both the [fuel] and oil [tanks]. I found the source of the [buzzing sound] under the console, see picture. [The buzzing occurs] when I turn the key on, and wh...
- Sun Aug 06, 2017 11:55 am
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: 1998 Mercury 90 Won't Start
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2324
Re: 1998 Mercury 90 Won't Start
Got the engine going. I forgot to squeeze the [fuel hose primer] bulb [until] it was firm. After that, started right up.
- Sun Aug 06, 2017 10:30 am
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: 1998 Mercury 90 Won't Start
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2324
1998 Mercury 90 Won't Start
[A 1998 Mercury 90-HP two-stroke-power-cycle outboard engine has] been out of the water for a month, [and] prior to that ran fine. A few minutes ago, I launched [the boat]. At first crank [the engine gave] a little stumble, and then nothing after that. [Should] staring fliud [be used]? [Should] the ...
- Mon Sep 12, 2016 1:32 pm
- Forum: SMALL BOAT ELECTRICAL
- Topic: Buy New Lead-Acid or AGM Battery
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4615
Re: 17ft Montauk, time for new battery...lead acid or AGM?
Tom Hemphill wrote:Do you think that yesterday's pounding ride damaged the battery?
It was in the back of my mind. I figured it was near the end of its time.
I ended up buying a NAPA marine fella for $110.
- Mon Sep 12, 2016 9:50 am
- Forum: SMALL BOAT ELECTRICAL
- Topic: Buy New Lead-Acid or AGM Battery
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4615
Buy New Lead-Acid or AGM Battery
I noticed yesterday the [outboard engine on the] boat was cranking slowly after a pounding one-hour ride in the salt. I think I'm just going to replace the marine battery I have in it now (with a 2/2012 purchase date) with an AGM. [Reply with your] thoughts or opinions. Thanks
- Tue Aug 09, 2016 6:57 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: Montauk Console Cover
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3845
Re: 17ft Montauk console cover, maybe a helm seat cover...where to buy?
Thanks for the replies , good info!
- Thu Jul 21, 2016 7:55 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: Montauk Console Cover
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3845
Montauk Console Cover
Rather than have a custom console cover made made for my Boston Whaler MONTAUK 17, I thought I would try to find a less expensive pre-made cover for the helm. I only need it for four months.
Are any of you are happy with what you bought?
From whom did you buy it?
Thanks
Are any of you are happy with what you bought?
From whom did you buy it?
Thanks
- Sat Jun 18, 2016 8:57 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: 1998 Mercury 90-HP Two-stroke-cycle Oil; Diagnosis of Meaning of Aural Alert
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5014
Re: 1998 Mercury 90-HP Two-stroke-cycle Oil; Diagnosis of Meaning of Aural Alert
Thank you so much for the info!
- Sat Jun 18, 2016 1:07 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: 1998 Mercury 90-HP Two-stroke-cycle Oil; Diagnosis of Meaning of Aural Alert
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5014
Re: 1998 Mercury 90-HP Two-stroke-cycle Oil; Diagnosis of Meaning of Aural Alert
Thank you very much for the link, unfortunately I'm on a boat in Maine and my iPad did not let me download it. [The "link" is just a fully-qualified hyperlink and can be accessed anywhere by any web browser; locations in Maine and Apple iOS devices are not particularly disqualified--jimh.]...
- Sat Jun 18, 2016 3:26 am
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: 1998 Mercury 90-HP Two-stroke-cycle Oil; Diagnosis of Meaning of Aural Alert
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5014
Re: 1998 Mercury 90-HP Two-stroke-cycle Oil; Diagnosis of Meaning of Aural Alert
Wish I had one to read.
- Fri Jun 17, 2016 4:43 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: 1998 Mercury 90-HP Two-stroke-cycle Oil; Diagnosis of Meaning of Aural Alert
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5014
1998 Mercury 90-HP Two-stroke-cycle Oil; Diagnosis of Meaning of Aural Alert
[Do you use Mercury oil?]
Or can you use any quality two-stroke oil?
Also, I kept hearing a beep noise when ever I pin the throttle, is that a low oil warning ?
Or can you use any quality two-stroke oil?
Also, I kept hearing a beep noise when ever I pin the throttle, is that a low oil warning ?
- Wed Mar 30, 2016 10:10 pm
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: Boston Whaler 31 Cummins 6BTA5.9 300 HP emergency shut-offs and trolling valves
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8803
Re: Boston Whaler 31 Cummins 6BTA5.9 300 HP emergency shut-offs and trolling valves
2 diesel 31s on the west coast 1989 Vancouver BC. $125K 1989 California, small 250 hp Cummins $57K 1 1991 31L in NJ. My favorite, $66K. Only $16,500 shipping to Skagway, AK or $9,500 to Seattle! JimP Jim, Nothing wrong with those Cummins 250HP 5.9 6BTA's , I have a pair of em in our 41ft, 30,000 lb...
- Sat Mar 12, 2016 9:07 pm
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: 1998 MONTAUK 17 Steers Hard at Speed
- Replies: 20
- Views: 12825
Re: 1998 MONTAUK 17 Steers Hard at Speed
Thanks again for all the spot-on advice. Trim is very important, having come from years with 22-foot sterndrive boat I didn't realize how a non-power-steering outboard boat should feel. I do know this, coming out of the hole, full throttle, in a turn will require two handing with heavy muscle to tur...
- Mon Mar 07, 2016 3:58 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: 1998 MONTAUK 17 Steers Hard at Speed
- Replies: 20
- Views: 12825
Re: 1998 MONTAUK 17 Steers Hard at Speed
Thank you !
- Sat Mar 05, 2016 10:42 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: 1998 MONTAUK 17 Steers Hard at Speed
- Replies: 20
- Views: 12825
Re: 1998 MONTAUK 17 Steers Hard at Speed
"These are the factor that affect steering, not water salinity, where the boat is kept when not in use, or how many hours of running time has accumulated on the engine."
I guess to me, this info is important. Thanks
I guess to me, this info is important. Thanks
- Thu Mar 03, 2016 9:29 pm
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: 1998 MONTAUK 17 Steers Hard at Speed
- Replies: 20
- Views: 12825
Re: 1998 MONTAUK 17 Steers Hard at Speed
On it first thing in morning, Thanks!
- Thu Mar 03, 2016 8:40 pm
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: 1998 MONTAUK 17 Steers Hard at Speed
- Replies: 20
- Views: 12825
Re: 1998 MONTAUK 17 Steers Hard at Speed
I unhooked the steering cable from the [engine] at the [engine tiller]. The cable [mechanism] is perfect, steers back and forth [with] no effort. The [engine] is the same--smooth, no resistance--except it seems to want to lay to the right with the tilt slightly up and motor centered. Even positionin...
- Thu Mar 03, 2016 7:27 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: Show Us Your Whaler
- Replies: 147
- Views: 157512
- Wed Mar 02, 2016 11:34 pm
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: 1998 MONTAUK 17 Steers Hard at Speed
- Replies: 20
- Views: 12825
Re: 1998 MONTAUK 17 Steers Hard at Speed
I'll take it out in the morning and make note of some things. Dang pic is sideways, sorry. [Yes, please hold your camera in its normal or landscape orientation. There are no browsers that automatically compensate for in-line images which are inappropriately oriented, except for the iPhone. Curiously...
- Tue Mar 01, 2016 6:18 pm
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: 1998 MONTAUK 17 Steers Hard at Speed
- Replies: 20
- Views: 12825
Re: 1998 MONTAUK 17 Steers Hard at Speed
Thanks guys. The boat was a fresh-water, garage-kept boat with only 160-hours [of engine running time].
- Tue Mar 01, 2016 11:40 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: 1998 MONTAUK 17 Steers Hard at Speed
- Replies: 20
- Views: 12825
1998 MONTAUK 17 Steers Hard at Speed
Hello all. [I am] new to Boston whalers but not to boating. I just bought a pristine 1998 MONTAUK 17 with a [1998 Mercury 90-HP two-stroke-cycle engine]. Boy does this fella steer hard when going anywhere near full throttle, but at idle it's one-finger steering. Is this just the way it is? Thank you...