***Help please - first boat - montgomery wards sea king***

[texans1]

Hello all,

Kind of a two-part question here:
Can anyone please help me find some info on my '12 montgomery wards sea king? I really just need the year and weight capacity. Based on the s/n (EA72J185), I'm thinking it's 1972. The model # is: 60-27127. Its a pretty narrow boat and I like to do a little conversion work on it. Noting outrageous, but I'd like to see what I can get away with. I have a 30lb motor guide trolling motor and am currently looking to get an outboard between 8-10hp. Any info, tips, pointers, and personal expertise would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

 

[Bondo]

Re: ***Help please - first boat - montgomery wards sea king***

Hello all,

Kind of a two-part question here:
Can anyone please help me find some info on my '12 montgomery wards sea king? I really just need the year and weight capacity. Based on the s/n (EA72J185), I'm thinking it's 1972. The model # is: 60-27127. Its a pretty narrow boat and I like to do a little conversion work on it. Noting outrageous, but I'd like to see what I can get away with. I have a 30lb motor guide trolling motor and am currently looking to get an outboard between 8-10hp. Any info, tips, pointers, and personal expertise would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Ayuh,... Welcome Aboard,.... I'd sooner think it's an '85, 'n a 10 hp will be Too Big a motor...

 

[Bwana Don]

Re: ***Help please - first boat - montgomery wards sea king***

I've got a 67' Starcraft Sea Scamp, it's a bit narrow to tell you the truth. I had a ten horse (max rating for this boat) and honestly I feel it's too heavy for the boat. I went out and picked up a 5-1/2 horse for it.

Got a picture and some measurements?

 

[colbyt]

Re: ***Help please - first boat - montgomery wards sea king***

I have a 1973 semi-vee (12' 48" beam) with no hull ID and I would never use more than a 7.5 and probably a 5. It came with a 10 and I never even put it in the water with that one on it.

My registration says capacity 4 (4*150 assumed). There is no way 4 people would be happy in that boat. I don't know if that is a carry over from the initial paper work or a computed value. I can can tell you that my son and I add up to about 590 pounds and the boat floats. I read somewhere else, maybe here that 600 was the maximum weight limit. IMO with motor, gear, and battery we have about 1" less free board than we should have.

 

[Texasmark]

Re: ***Help please - first boat - montgomery wards sea king***

Agree with the above, and keep it out of open water.

Mark

 

[JEBar]

Re: ***Help please - first boat - montgomery wards sea king***

the 12' Sea King in this picture looks like the 12' Lowe boat that I sold last summer .... we had a 6 hp Johnson on it and that wasn't enough motor .... it was too small for me to feel secure moving around in and with 2 of us, it took a long time to get anywhere

Jim