Montauk 17: Waterline and Transom Drains
Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2021 8:10 am
I’ve done a lot of digging and searching on what to look for when buying an older [MONTAUK] 17, but want a little reassurance about what I saw on a sea trial.
I read on the forum that the waterline going above the splash well drains means the hull foam may be waterlogged.
On this boat it was above the drain holes, but that was with two men, full 22-gallons of fuel, and a Mercury OptiMax 115-HP engine.
The [older MONTAUK 17 boat] got up and ran fine, and it was an absolute rocket once trimmed out. But I worry this is just because of the power of the 115 and not that the boat itself is dry inside.
Q1: Could water being above the splash well drains with that much weight aboard be a bad sign?
Q2: should the test be done with the boat empty?
I read on the forum that the waterline going above the splash well drains means the hull foam may be waterlogged.
On this boat it was above the drain holes, but that was with two men, full 22-gallons of fuel, and a Mercury OptiMax 115-HP engine.
The [older MONTAUK 17 boat] got up and ran fine, and it was an absolute rocket once trimmed out. But I worry this is just because of the power of the 115 and not that the boat itself is dry inside.
Q1: Could water being above the splash well drains with that much weight aboard be a bad sign?
Q2: should the test be done with the boat empty?