Hailing JB, and other Montauk owners.

[DJ]

JB, and All,<br /><br />I'm to the point in my resto. that I've decided to make it a center console. I'm in the interior planning stage and one question I have is fuel storage.<br /><br />The old set up, (bass) had a 12 gallon above floor tank. That's too small for a 90 hp. Rude.<br /><br />My question is: How are your Montauk's set up for fuel supply. The last Montauk I did, we went with self contained six gallon tanks. On this boat, I'd like to go with a single 18.<br /><br />Any ideas on placement? I cannot put anything BELOW the floor.

 

[JB]

Re: Hailing JB, and other Montauk owners.

Howdy, DJohns.<br /><br />First of all, not all Boston Whaler 17's are Montauks. Built from 1974 to 2000, a Montauk has a fiberglass center console and a patented reversible pilot seat (RPS in Whaletalk). There were variations in the console and teak was discontinued as trim sometime in the late 80s<br /><br />The space under the RPS is used for fuel storage. Two "standard" 6 gal tanks, 2 Tempo 13gal tanks or a single tank up to about 28gal fit there. I have a Tempo 28 in my Montauk.<br /><br />You can get a lot of Whaler expertise and advice on www.continuouswave.com go to the forums, but there are lots of good pics of a variety of Whalers in the Cetacea section.<br /><br />Good luck.

 

[DJ]

Re: Hailing JB, and other Montauk owners.

JB,<br /><br />Thanks for the tips. <br /><br />The current project is not a Whaler or Montauk for that matter. I've just seen various ways, that I admired, on how they handled fuel storage. It was a challenge for the Whaler folks seeing that under floor storage was impossible for them-foam and all.<br /><br />I like the sound of the 28. I'll check into the website.<br /><br />Thanks again.

 

[DJ]

Re: Hailing JB, and other Montauk owners.

B,<br /><br />Another question. How do you fuel the 28 gal.tank.<br /><br />Do you have a fuel guage?

 

[JB]

Re: Hailing JB, and other Montauk owners.

Hi.<br /><br />The tank is secured by buckled straps. To fuel it I unbuckle it and slide it aft about a foot.<br /><br />I can read the mechanical guage in the tank without moving it.<br /><br />Good luck.