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1961bugeye posted 04-16-2001 02:50 PM ET (US)
My 1987 Montauk came with a 110hp motor. It seems mighty powerful. Is it over powered?
bigz posted 04-16-2001 02:57 PM ET (US)
Sure it must be "powerful" -- only op'd by 10hp shouldn't be a problem ---
Cruiser posted 04-16-2001 05:13 PM ET (US)
BigZ
What???
SuburbanBoy posted 04-16-2001 11:24 PM ET (US)
I think that BigZ ment... only overpowered by = op'd by.
kingfish posted 04-17-2001 03:42 PM ET (US)
1. Look at the identification plate on your Montauk that indicates number of people, amount of weight, etc. and you will see the maximum horsepower your Montauk is rated to use. (If my memory serves, both my '83 and '84 Montauks had a maximum of 110 horsepower)
2. Another issue, at least when you are considering horsepower up near the maximum rating, is to be sure that the boat rating is using the same horsepower standard as the motor rating. At some point, I think in the early or mid 1990's, outboard motors changed their published horsepower ratings from measurement at the power head to measurement at the prop. I don't know the the ratio of loss/gain, but certainly a motor that was rated at 110 hp at the power head is not as strong as a motor rated 110 hp at the prop. The potential problem could arise when/if a (older)boat that was rated for 110 hp at the powerhead was repowered with a (newer)motor that was rated at 110 hp at the prop. The boat would then be overpowered, I'm just not sure by how much.
kingfish
bigz posted 04-17-2001 03:59 PM ET (US)
Weclome back to the real world of snow and ice you old sea dog Kingfish --- hope you all had fun.
The Montauk is rated at 100hp max.-- that is from a late 70's spec sheet and a mid '90's one, rating hasn't changed since day one ---
Tom

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Author	Topic: 110hp on Montauk
1961bugeye	posted 04-16-2001 02:50 PM ET (US) My 1987 Montauk came with a 110hp motor. It seems mighty powerful. Is it over powered?
bigz	posted 04-16-2001 02:57 PM ET (US) Sure it must be "powerful" -- only op'd by 10hp shouldn't be a problem ---
Cruiser	posted 04-16-2001 05:13 PM ET (US) BigZ What???
SuburbanBoy	posted 04-16-2001 11:24 PM ET (US) I think that BigZ ment... only overpowered by = op'd by.
kingfish	posted 04-17-2001 03:42 PM ET (US) 1. Look at the identification plate on your Montauk that indicates number of people, amount of weight, etc. and you will see the maximum horsepower your Montauk is rated to use. (If my memory serves, both my '83 and '84 Montauks had a maximum of 110 horsepower) 2. Another issue, at least when you are considering horsepower up near the maximum rating, is to be sure that the boat rating is using the same horsepower standard as the motor rating. At some point, I think in the early or mid 1990's, outboard motors changed their published horsepower ratings from measurement at the power head to measurement at the prop. I don't know the the ratio of loss/gain, but certainly a motor that was rated at 110 hp at the power head is not as strong as a motor rated 110 hp at the prop. The potential problem could arise when/if a (older)boat that was rated for 110 hp at the powerhead was repowered with a (newer)motor that was rated at 110 hp at the prop. The boat would then be overpowered, I'm just not sure by how much. kingfish
bigz	posted 04-17-2001 03:59 PM ET (US) Weclome back to the real world of snow and ice you old sea dog Kingfish --- hope you all had fun. The Montauk is rated at 100hp max.-- that is from a late 70's spec sheet and a mid '90's one, rating hasn't changed since day one --- Tom