15' Whaler with Surface Prop

[CottagerGreg]

Beautiful Whaler... I'd def want one of those!

[Chaz]

JP , The good news is .. it's all in good fun ..

The bad news is .. Come Whaler shoot-out time .. JT and Capt. Dave are .....

Nawww , just kiddin ..

James great talkin to you today .

[Jamesgt727]

Chaz, most definitely! Looking forward to it. I'm gonna bring the heat.

[robert jordan]

This Whaler shoot out thing, is it only 15 footers? Does anybody have a fast 17 Montauk? Is there any pics of Keys Dave and his v6 17 Montauk? You hear so much talk about the 15s being prone to chine walking that I always wondered if a 17 with a v6 would make a better hot rod.

[Jamesgt727]

RJ, with the basic hull mods the 15 becomes stable as a rock. The 17 weighs 900, you need at least 200 to get the same power to weight ratio as a 115 on a 15, with a bunch more wind resistance. For me the 15 was perfect for our tiny river.

[tux974]

This Whaler shoot out thing, is it only 15 footers? Does anybody have a fast 17 Montauk? Is there any pics of Keys Dave and his v6 17 Montauk? You hear so much talk about the 15s being prone to chine walking that I always wondered if a 17 with a v6 would make a better hot rod.

Maybe to come....stay tuned........

James, watch that guy Chaz, he CAN NOT leave things alone.....

[JPEROG]

This Whaler shoot out thing, is it only 15 footers? Does anybody have a fast 17 Montauk? Is there any pics of Keys Dave and his v6 17 Montauk? You hear so much talk about the 15s being prone to chine walking that I always wondered if a 17 with a v6 would make a better hot rod.

Dave had a 260 on his and it was balz to walls crazy from what he told me (ran into the 80s). I am putting a 200xs on mine and if its not stable then its getting the pad treatment. My Montauk runs just about the same as the 15 did with a 70 merc it has seen best of 42 having the motor as high as possible w/o a low water pick-up. The XS will have a 1:87 sporty and a 6 inch set back. My guess is upper 60s. Moving the console forward a little bit, running the tank inside the console, adding another Montauk seat directly in line with the existing one so its a true 4 seater. I am having some transom structure added as well.

Joe

[JPEROG]

JP , The good news is .. it's all in good fun ..

The bad news is .. Come Whaler shoot-out time .. JT and Capt. Dave are .....

Nawww , just kiddin ..

James great talkin to you today .

I'm not too scared, that little opti builds some torque. I just put a 14.5 24 et on the limiter with a 2.07 gear. 26 labbed is on deck with a 27 hydromotive in the dugout....

[Chaz]

No sir , I didn't think you would be ...

Multiple prop's on deck ... who'd a thunk it ....

Just be safe , that's all that really matters ....

[Jamesgt727]

I need help with a problem, the prop shaft I have is too short to mount a prop. Ill try to get pictures, just wondering if anything can be done.

[dwilfong]

Any one ever try to run a 17' McKee Craft with the tunnel in the back of the hull fast?

[MeCapnDave]

This is Joe's Whaler with the Doug Wright Pad. It turns really nice and flat and doesn't fall off at slower speeds

[AZMIDLYF]

That is a different approach to holding it up on the pad.

[Bodhi]

This'll have the folks at whaler scratching their heads ....when all the whalers are being bought up and getting a pad glassed in. I love it