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- Tue Apr 19, 2016 6:44 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: Mercury and Yamaha Co-manufacturing of Engines
- Replies: 13
- Views: 9992
Re: Mercury and Yamaha Co-manufacturing of Engines
... Also, I believe the Mercury-Yamaha partnership was dissolved in 2005 and 2006. So, a 2006 model 90-HP, like mine, probably made in 2005, was part of the last batch? Other: I have gathered a few Brunswick 78 [RPM record disks]! Elegant company logos. It was a big record company back then, and li...
- Fri Apr 15, 2016 5:45 am
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: MONTAUK 17: Drilling Console for Wiring
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4028
MONTAUK 17: Drilling Console for Wiring
I need to take the drill to my Montauk to get a electronics cable to the top of the console. The hole needed is about 3/4-inch or 22-mm diameter. A few questions: What is the recommended location for this hole? Naturally one would want it on the top of console, but I have seen some pictures showing ...
- Sun Apr 03, 2016 9:54 am
- Forum: SMALL BOAT ELECTRICAL
- Topic: Transducer Cable installation
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6003
Re: Transducer Cable installation
I see the problem, where the factory string may be intertwined with other components. The boat is as it left the factory, no add-ons in the rigging tunnel, though. How big is the rigging tunnel anyway? I do like the idea of pulling a hose first (size TBD), and spare string, using stock string, then ...
- Sun Apr 03, 2016 8:37 am
- Forum: SMALL BOAT ELECTRICAL
- Topic: Transducer Cable installation
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6003
Transducer Cable installation
I am just about to run a transducer cable through the rigging tunnel on my Montauk 170, using the factory pull string, and found great tips on the old forum (thanks Jim!) I will pull a new string along with this new cable, probably the weed-wacker-type, with some lubricant for good measure. While I ...
- Sat Mar 26, 2016 8:13 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Montauk 170 Karavan Trailer Winch
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2457
Montauk 170 Karavan Trailer Winch
The stock winch on my 2006 Karavan looks like it needs replacement.
What should be the new winch rating for a 2006 Montauk 170?
Are there different mount styles to choose from?
On the old forum, I have seen recommendations for [Dutton-Lainson Company] and Shelby Industries.
What should be the new winch rating for a 2006 Montauk 170?
Are there different mount styles to choose from?
On the old forum, I have seen recommendations for [Dutton-Lainson Company] and Shelby Industries.
- Wed Mar 02, 2016 1:58 pm
- Forum: SMALL BOAT ELECTRICAL
- Topic: Lowrance HOOK Series
- Replies: 21
- Views: 18578
Re: Lowrance HOOK Series
Why not bundle their Insight product in the package, or discount it some, then?
The basic Insight is 99 dollars retail.
The basic Insight is 99 dollars retail.
- Wed Mar 02, 2016 1:12 pm
- Forum: SMALL BOAT ELECTRICAL
- Topic: Lowrance HOOK Series
- Replies: 21
- Views: 18578
Re: Lowrance HOOK Series
A related question, or observation: I was looking at the Lowrance Elite-4 CHIRP on display at West Marine, this Monday. No Hook in sight, BTW. I found the display unit's built-in map offering confusing, possibly misleading. Display unit menu offers "Lowrance' and "Navionics". When on ...
- Wed Feb 24, 2016 5:39 pm
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: 170 MONTAUK on Mooring: Bilge Pump Power
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5522
Re: 170 MONTAUK on Mooring: Bilge Pump Power
Thanks, this is all very useful. I only got the boat late last June, so I do not have a lot of experience with the bilge area with plug out. I did have the plug out once, while underway at low speed, an ha-ha moment. One option is to use a mixed solution: plug in when I am around and boat is used of...
- Wed Feb 24, 2016 6:57 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: 170 MONTAUK on Mooring: Bilge Pump Power
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5522
170 MONTAUK on Mooring: Bilge Pump Power
I have secured a mooring at a boatyard close-by on a quiet saltwater pond for my Boston Whaler 170 MONTAUK boat. I am worried about what to do with the bilge sump, and I am leaning towards keeping the bilge drain plugged. The boat will close-by (and I can keep an eye on it), but I may be away for th...
- Wed Feb 24, 2016 6:31 am
- Forum: SMALL BOAT ELECTRICAL
- Topic: Simrad GO7 XSE
- Replies: 21
- Views: 27149
Re: Simrad GO7 XSE
Great information.
- Sat Jan 09, 2016 10:49 pm
- Forum: SMALL BOAT ELECTRICAL
- Topic: SONAR for Shallow Water
- Replies: 8
- Views: 8219
Re: SONAR for Shallow Water
Thanks for the SIMRAD suggestion. It would work nicely, of course, but quite a few features would be beyond my plain recreational needs. OTOH, I need something, and I may grow to like some extras . It looks like I would need to add maps to the SIMRAD offering, perhaps Navionics, at extra cost. Then ...
- Fri Dec 18, 2015 9:56 am
- Forum: SMALL BOAT ELECTRICAL
- Topic: SONAR for Shallow Water
- Replies: 8
- Views: 8219
SONAR for Shallow Water
My primary boating is mostly slow speed pleasure cruising in an inner bay, and I often find myself in shallow water, with potential for [the outboard engine skeg to be] dragging. What kind of [SONAR or other] electronics would give me the best depth reading? I have no legacy electronics at all on my...
- Fri Nov 20, 2015 4:52 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Getting Stablized Fuel To Engine
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6173
Getting Stablized Fuel To Engine
In winterizing my Montauk 170's Mercury 90-HP FOURSTROKE EFI engine for the first time, I got some fresh gasoline with Sta-Bil and ran the motor at idle speed on muffs for approximately 10 minutes on the stock fuel tank and line. Was that enough time for the new gasoline to reach the motor, internal...
- Fri Oct 30, 2015 9:24 am
- Forum: The GAM
- Topic: 170 MONTAUK: First Time on a Mooring; Drain Plug
- Replies: 16
- Views: 15933
170 MONTAUK: First Time on a Mooring; Drain Plug
It looks like I may put my Montauk 170 on a mooring during the warm months next year, at the nearby marina, in sheltered Cape Cod inner bay waters. I am not familiar with the actual tieing of a boat to a mooring, and the specifics on the Montauk. I read that the bow eye is hard to reach and I have s...