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water level relative to drain tubes on Montauk
cys	#1  Posted on 05/04/14 - 6:39 PM
Member Posts: 44 Comments: 0 Joined: 02/06/14	The attached link shows the stern of my new to me 1988 Montauk 17 in the water. The question I have is: how does the water level look on the stern/transom? You can see the water just touches the drain tubes. A little bit of water percolates in and out of the splash well. Is this more or less typical, or as expected? Thanks, Chris https://flic.kr/p/nuwGLK
wannabe	#2  Posted on 05/04/14 - 7:35 PM
Member Posts: 287 Comments: 1 Joined: 06/03/09	Looks like quite a bit of weight in the stern with the trolling motor and tanks. I would say normal due to the extra stern weight. Drew 1988 Outrage 18 - 1988 Yamaha 130 hp
wing15601	#3  Posted on 05/04/14 - 9:32 PM
Member Posts: 699 Comments: 0 Joined: 07/14/12	What is the weight of your engine? What is the weight of your kicker motor? What is the weight of the diving equipment in the stern of your boat? Any batteries or gas tanks in the stern? I winter in Ft. Myers and summer in St. Joseph, Michigan. It’s now about 12 years since I’ve joined this group. I gave my 1972 whaler to my daughter and sold the 17’. Bought an O’Day 28 sailboat and sailed on Lake Michigan. Yesterday I bought a 2005 130 Sport.
cys	#4  Posted on 05/04/14 - 10:24 PM
Member Posts: 44 Comments: 0 Joined: 02/06/14	wing15601 wrote: What is the weight of your engine? What is the weight of your kicker motor? What is the weight of the diving equipment in the stern of your boat? Any batteries or gas tanks in the stern? Johnson 90 = 300 lbs Mercury 5 = 57 lbs No batteries or gas tanks on the stern. The scuba cylinders behind the RPS are about 40 lbs. There is about 20 gallons of gas in the tank under the RPS. There is a 40 lb scuba scooter adjacent to the RPS. . Edited by cys on 05/04/14 - 10:26 PM
donp	#5  Posted on 05/05/14 - 5:33 AM
Member Posts: 222 Comments: 0 Joined: 08/12/08	With a Yamaha 9hp, Mecury 90hp and battery mine sits about the same. With me in the back they're under. Also, I believe your 90hp motor weighs more than 300.
butchdavis	#6  Posted on 05/05/14 - 6:10 AM
Member Posts: 826 Comments: 0 Joined: 11/22/11	If you can move some weight forward, such as the scuba tanks, it could be beneficial. A little more height won't hurt. Butch
cys	#7  Posted on 05/05/14 - 9:31 AM
Member Posts: 44 Comments: 0 Joined: 02/06/14	The weight on the motor came from the NADA guide spec for the model and year. Don't know how accurate it is. Appreciate the feedback so far. My motivation for asking about the water level is wanting to make sure there is no obvious problem, like water in the transom.