Thread subject: Whaler Central - Boston Whaler Boat Information and Photos :: newport 17 console height question (compared to montauk )
Posted by laterongc on 11/08/13 - 6:29 AM
#1
Wondering what the console (steering wheel) height difference is between the Newport and the Montauk?
Posted by Tom W Clark on 11/08/13 - 7:35 AM
#2
It's quite a difference. While some will tell you that you can drive Newport while standing up, I can not do it comfortably and I am 6'-1"
If you install a (rather tall) surface mount Teleflex SeaStar helm on the Newport console, it helps.
Posted by laterongc on 11/09/13 - 5:01 PM
#3
Thanks for that tip. I will check into it.
Would you have any opinion on how practical or feasible it would be to build a frame or platform under the stock Newport console (i.e. raising it up)? If feasible it would make standing more comfortable and also create more console storage area. thoughts?
Posted by wannabe on 11/09/13 - 6:48 PM
#4
Depending on your talents the sky is the limit. Others have raised the console by using beautifully finished blocks of six inch mahogany.
Posted by Joe Kriz on 11/09/13 - 6:56 PM
#5
Sounds like you really want a Montauk console.
These show up on eBay and other classified sites from time to time.
Keep your eyes open.
See this members personal page where he added the Montauk/Outrage center console.
http://www.whalercentral.com/infusion...er_id=9474
Posted by Tom W Clark on 11/09/13 - 8:32 PM
#6
Agreed. The Montauk console in a Newport was quite popular. At least one Whaler dealer special ordered Newports with the Montauk console as a regular business practice. These hybrid boats are popularly called Newtauks.
The fiberglass shell of the Montauk console is still available through any Whaler dealer. You could transfer the controls and gauges from your Newport console and away you go.
Posted by Weatherly on 11/10/13 - 3:10 AM
#7
There is a Whaler Central member named Jeff from Central Florida who had an original unused Montauk console (just the console, no hardware) for sale in the Whaler parts for sale section dated to circa Aug 2012. His call sign is Yiger. As of Sep 2013, he still had it.
Edited by Weatherly on 11/10/13 - 3:16 AM
Posted by Yiger on 11/10/13 - 2:25 PM
#8
I do still have it. It is Desert Tan and uncut with no holes. It is factory made by Whaler.
Shoot me an email if you are interested.
Jeffrey.r.daigle (at) gmail.com
Posted by laterongc on 11/11/13 - 8:27 PM
#9
Does anyone know the difference in the height of top of steering wheel between Montauk and Newport?
Posted by Weatherly on 11/13/13 - 12:40 PM
#10
The Montauk had at least 4 different consoles. The height of the top of the steering wheel on a 1979 Montauk (all original console) is 37 inches.