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by Egp5789
Mon Apr 17, 2023 7:29 pm
Forum: PERFORMANCE
Topic: 1987 MONTAUK 17 SUZUKI DF60a
Replies: 7
Views: 3876

Re: 1987 MONTAUK 17 SUZUKI DF60a

How many blades in the propeller? What family name is given to this propeller line? What material is the propeller made from? The propeller is a three-blade stainless steel Suzuki 11 3/4 x 14. Your testing was probably in the boat’s lightest. I agree, this is the lightest the boat will ever be. I w...
by Egp5789
Sat Apr 15, 2023 10:02 pm
Forum: PERFORMANCE
Topic: 1987 MONTAUK 17 SUZUKI DF60a
Replies: 7
Views: 3876

Re: 1987 MONTAUK 17 SUZUKI DF60a

UPDATE: I ended up mounting the SUZUKI DF60a engine on the MONTAUK 17 at two-holes up, and I am using a SUZUKI propeller 11.75-inch-diameter and 14-pitch. The results are better than I was expecting. Here is some data taken with just me on the boat, two batteries, and around 8-gallons of gasoline: W...
by Egp5789
Mon Mar 27, 2023 8:01 pm
Forum: PERFORMANCE
Topic: 1987 MONTAUK 17 SUZUKI DF60a
Replies: 7
Views: 3876

1987 MONTAUK 17 SUZUKI DF60a

I got a good deal on a low hour 2014 DF60a with the smaller gear case for my 1987 Montauk 17 after not having much success finding a reasonably priced F70, which was my first choice. There is a lot of information on here about the F70, and one could easily mount and buy the correct prop on the first...