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IMG_1172-3.JPG IMG_1457.jpg Boston Whaler Dauntless 18 The perfect boat for you and the family. The unibond-constructed 1998 hull provides the perfect balance for handling chop while still having a shallow draft. The versatile layout provides an ideal platform for fishing, cruising, or watersports....

Absolutely! I’ll respond categorically: Yes, affirmative to the engine being the Optimax 135-hp. The present mounting height is the 4th hole from the top. BW customer service said the factory rig would have been the 3rd hole down (so I’m actually mounted higher; which should mean, I presume, that he...

I contacted Boston Whaler. {They said] the engine [in its present mounting] was mounted a little higher than where they would have set up the engine for the DAUNTLESS 18. I know [mounting the engine] too low is a problem, but is too high? I also confirmed that Boston Whaler would have put on a 17 [p...

Good point, thanks! I will check on that.

Hi all. I just got a pre-owned 1998 Dauntless 18 with a Mercury 135-HP engine. Intially I thought [the boat's] propeller might be wrong because [the boat] was really struggling to [accelerate onto plane from a standing start]. At wide-open throttle (WOT) the engine could only accelerate to about 4,3...