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In Spring 2022 I bought the Carver Bimini in stainless steel and Sunbrella, and I am very pleased with it. I installed the frame hinge on the gunwales. Although I did purchase a track, I have not installed the track. IMG_1910.jpg IMG_1921.jpg Sliding the frame aft on my Montauk 17 interfered with th...

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jimh wrote:...what is "the night light bracket" and what is a "night light"?

I refer to the pair of brackets that hold [the white all-round pole lamp when it is not deployed].

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Do you have a photo?

Below in Figure 1 you see my on-deck fuel tank. There is very little space but the hose does fit through the tunnel where the tank sits under the RPS.

: Fig. 1. A 2000 Montauk 17 with Moeller 22-gallon tank with fuel hose into rigging tunnel.; Tank.jpg (66.28 KiB) Viewed 3195 times

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MarkCz wrote:[what are] the actual dimensions of the 10 -B-C Jim mentioned above….

Dimensions 3.25 Depth x 4.25 Width x 14.1 Height

https://www.westmarine.com/kidde-mariner-10-fire-extinguisher-20539557.html

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Download the Pure Gas app for your Android or Apple phone. The app gives you stations and locations closet to farthest in miles. I use it all the time when traveling with my boat. The app works great.

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Thank you both. I would be only adding a hinge in order to get the boat and trailer into a garage. Just considering that but I can see its definitely an option.

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What is the process to change a straight fixed tongue to a hinged tongue on a boat trailer?

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I don’t see a color “Navy Blue” listed for Sunbrella fabrics from Mills.

It is listed as "Captain Navy" for this one.https://millscanvas.com/whaler-canvas/whaler-fabrics/

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Phil--In preparing to take the boat and trailer to the ramp to install the keel rollers I crawled under the trailer this morning to take some measurements. I will have about an hour drive to the ramp with traffic so I need to make sure I have the tools and parts i need to complete this job. I "...

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Phil--the photo of your trailer shows red double keel rollers so I assumed they were Stoltz. The Yates rollers at Sturdybuilt are only in black rubber.

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After setting the rollers, I placed the boat on the trailer and blocked the hull level. Drop the bunks and then pressed them back up to the hull, tighten the U bolt nuts most of the way then gave each bracket a small hit then finished tightening the nuts fully. Thank you for this. My bunks are curr...

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For adding keel rollers, I use and recommend double 12-ich wide keel rollers on the rear cross member and double 10-inch wide keek tollers on the forward cross members. You place one roller assembly on each side of the cross member and through bolt. Phil, I am wondering why you recommend double kee...

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It would be nice to have a URL to a source of a replacement light bulb socket that can fit into the OEM pole lamp assembly you think might be the one on the 1979 MONTAUK boat that is the topic of this discussion. I got the light bulb socket from Specialty Marine. It fit nicely and securely into the...

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I had the same problem and decided to just buy a replacement socket and an LED bulb for the all-around light on the pole that fit the socket. Ultimately I rewired the pole adding the new socket, the LED bulb and new quick connectors at the bottom of the pole and the boat wire. It's much like rewirin...

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This morning I re-positioned the winch and bow stop roller as suggested. I also decided to reverse the strap so it gathers from the bottom. After the post and bow stop adjustment, it appeared to me that the strap was pulling up so I flipped the lever and reversed the strap. It should pull more in a ...

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For that amount of money how does MILLS compare? The quote for $2,635 is about $900 above Mills price, if I include the shipping cost from Mills. No shipping for the custom cover; I would pick it up. Suzanne told me that their cover would not fit over the folded down Bimini, and that they cannot do...

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I recommend you locate a canvas artisan local to you and have the cover you want made to your specifications. Plan to pay about $1,200 or more for a well-made, custom-designed cover made from premium fabric like Glen Raven Mills SUNBRELLA. If the artisan is a good canvas maker, the artisan will pro...

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Having avoided power loading in the past, my level of skill to do it successfully without effort, to say the least, is poor. After four launches and retrievals, I am now of the mind to submerge the trailer as far as possible so that iI do not have to drive the boat up onto the trailer.... I am not ...

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Phil--I have fully wet the bunks and always have done that. I agree: every ramp is different and that there is a sweet spot where the boat winches up more easily and sits correctly on the bunks. I used an extremely shallow ramp on the upper Potomac for years with for my bass boat. To figure out the ...

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Thanks for this discussion . I would not have thought of the direction of the strap (which is currently from the top) would make much of a difference. I plan to move the assembly before my next road trip so the roller is fitted above the bow towing eye. I may re-spool the strap so it gathers from th...

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jimh wrote:The concept of having the bow roller stop be above the hull stem towing eye is to inhibit the boat from moving forward and upward, jumping over the winch stand, if there should be a very rapid deceleration of the trailer.

I see this point. Makes perfect sense.

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Raise the height of the winch and bow stop so that the towing on the boat hull ends up BELOW the stop. I don't think you need to change the direction of the spooling of the strap onto the winch reel, but see how that works out after you raise the winch and the bow stop. My preference is the have th...

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PHIL T: The winch strap pull is dead straight so it appears you are suggesting that I move the winch up (and the assembly post forward) so that the bow stop/roller sits above the eye against the hull. I did have it that it way but I thought that the roller didn't quite snug up to the hull as well (a...

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Bow.jpg Q1: is the trailer set up shown in Figure 1 incorrect? BACKSTORY. For my 2000 Montauk 17 I bought a new trailer. I did the trailer setup myself. The Bow Stop above the [hull towing] eye does not fit as snugly to the hull as below the [towing] eye, as illustrated in Figure 1, above. Of the b...

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Give me the name of a vendor other than Wm. J. Mills & Co. that sells a full cover for a 2000 MONTAUK 17. I want a full cover that does NOT go over the bow rails. I store the boat outside. I need a full cover that is easy to put on and easy take off, and a full cover that could be used while tra...

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Please share pictures of the installation when finished. Below are photos from the installation done today. I installed the top with the stainless steers rear supports and affixed quick release pins to them so that I can lower the frame for winter storage under full boat cover. Quick Release Pin.jp...

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What are the dimensioned of the Carver Bimini you are using? I ordered my top by boat model and year, through Boat Covers Direct. I did not order with specific measurements. For some reason I do not see the stainless option on their website, but last September it was there. Each stainless top is ma...

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Additionally, I really think it will need a Bimini too but I don’t love the ones that lie flat in the bow. Any ideas on ones that store in the “up” position and look more like arches? I am currently installing a Carver stainless steel frame Bimini on my Montauk 17. I purchased the stainless steel s...

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Whew--lots of information to digest. The mechanic called and told me the work is completed. The new steering cable is installed, and the motor raised to two-holes-up. The engine under discussion in an in-line three-cylinder 1.385-liter displacement Mercury 90-HP outboard with a gear ratio of 2.3:1. ...

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Thanks again for your advice Phil. Yesterday, the mechanic called me to report on the motor and his tests. Compression was good in all cylinders, there was a small oil leak he repaired and then he tested the boat on the Potomac River. He said motor ran well but steering is locking up when he was tur...

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Warming up here in Northern Virginia and can't wait to install the new SS Bimini top I finally received late last fall. Temps in the mid 50s and 60s forecast. Winter cover for my boat was removed yesterday and getting it ready for some time on the water. I was surprised to see the older cover surviv...

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Thank you Phil, your advice is consistent with what you provided to me previously as has others. The engine is original, 2000 ELPTO 90, verified through Mercury records. It was sold to the first owner with the boat. The propeller is stainless steel 22-pitch. When I did the tests, I did trim the moto...

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I have taken my 2000 MONTAUK 17 to a dealer to have the engine checked over, and asked them to raise the engine mounting height from the current lowest-possible position to the two-holes-up position. Both mechanic and dealer expressed concern about the propeller ventilating with the engine mounted t...

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