"Chuck Tribolet" wrote in message
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Absolutely right about the gas tank, there's just no room under the deck.
Clssic (167)) Montauks will self bail under way. And they just get a
little
water on the deck if you leave the plug out at the dock.
A little water is ok if you've painted the *inside* of your boat with
anti-fouling paint. Since nobody paints the inside, Montauk owners have to
rely on bilge pumps with auto switches to clear rain water.
Dunno about the
current (last couple of years) 170 Montauks.
Not self-bailing either. When I was shopping for a new boat, I looked at
the new Montauk vs. my current 1994 Outrage. The deeper vee, self-bailing
deck, built-in fuel tank, and built in live-well sold me on the Outrage.
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"NOYB" wrote in message
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Whaler doesn't use a conventional stringer system, so there isn't as
much
below-deck storage space for a built-in tank ...especially in the
smaller
models. Also, the shallower vee of the Montauk prevents putting a tank
down
into the depths of the vee. Conversely, my 17' Outrage can accomodate a
34
gallon built-in due to it's deeper vee and true "decking". The decking
also
allows the Outrage to be self-bailing...unlike the Montauk.
Most of the Montauk owners are installing a 24 gallon Pate tank under
the
helm seat. Of course, when you're getting 5-6mpg, that's more range
then
you should probably ever need in a 17' boat.
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Dan Krueger wrote:
I got 5 MPG with my 4 stroke 115 on a trip to the Bahamas. Nearly
at
WOT the
whole way. The seas were incredibly flat that day.
Dan
Chuck Tribolet wrote:
Folks are reporting 4-5 MPG with the four-stroke.
There's 24 gallon Pate tank that will fit under the seat.
Lots of whaler folks hanging out at
http://continuouswave.com/cgi-bin/Ul...i?action=intro
I've never been able to figure out why Whaler doesn't build in a
decent
sized fuel tank on some of its smaller boats, expecially the 17
Montauk
Classic, which a lot of folks use to go quite a ways away from shore.
Carrying three 6 gallon tanks instead of having a built-in 20 or
24-gallon tank seems a bad compromise.
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