Bought Myself a New Toy!

[Hawkshot99]

Ever since being a little kid I have been obsessed with boats. Well today I finally bought my very own boat.

Those are the previous owners pics from his add, but it looks way nicer in person.

Its a 1965 Boston Whaler Currituck, with a 90hp outboard. I am so exited to enjoy this thing. Last week I could not wait for winter, now it can wait!

 

[snowmonster]

Congrats! Lots of fish out there waiting to be caught.

 

[bvibert]

Looks sweet, congrats! I bet you'll have plenty of good times in that bad boy.

 

[Glenn]

Awesome! Bet that goes pretty good with a 90hp engine.

 

[SkiDork]

The marina I used to work at on Fire Island had that exact boat as a tender. Great boat. Congrats.

 

[deadheadskier]

Awesome! Bet that goes pretty good with a 90hp engine.

absolutely

that's a pretty large engine for such a small little boat.

jealous. I too have always wanted a boat. That want has increased tremendously especially where I live now right down the street from New Hampshire's Great Bay.

 

[drjeff]

absolutely

that's a pretty large engine for such a small little boat.

jealous. I too have always wanted a boat. That want has increased tremendously especially where I live now right down the street from New Hampshire's Great Bay.

The one thing that you have to remember about ANY Boston Whaler, is that they are by no means a light weight boat! Most any 17' Whaler will have 90hp as the recommended engine size. Great hull though, those things are practically indestructable!

 

[ctenidae]

That is a bulletproof hole in the waer. Congrats, and have fun- I absolutely love being out on the water.
And remember this about fishing- just because you're not catching anything, it doesn't mean you've got anything better to do.

 

[deadheadskier]

that's the reason it's called fishing and not catching

 

[Nick]

Looks like a blast, my only question would be, can you put water skis behind it?

 

[deadheadskier]

should definitely be able to pull a skier.

Boston Whalers sell 13 footers these days powered with 45HP engines that can pull a skier. Though, it's not so easy to get them up out of the water.

 

[Hawkshot99]

Looks like a blast, my only question would be, can you put water skis behind it?

Can it pull a skier? Yes it can no problem. Just has to be a semi experienced skier, as it will pull them up slower than a true ski boat.

 

[Hawkshot99]

The one thing that you have to remember about ANY Boston Whaler, is that they are by no means a light weight boat! Most any 17' Whaler will have 90hp as the recommended engine size. Great hull though, those things are practically indestructable!

I would not really call the boat heavy. It weighs 850# without gas and a motor. Add maybe another 300# for gas and motor and I would not consider it to heavy. The max HP it can take is 100hp.

 

[deadheadskier]

I would not really call the boat heavy. It weighs 850# without gas and a motor. Add maybe another 300# for gas and motor and I would not consider it to heavy. The max HP it can take is 100hp.

I wonder if that's true of a new 100hp engine? Your estimate of 300# of motor + gas would be a rather low for new engines. Most new 75 HP engines weigh around 350#. A gallon of gas weighs 6#.

The reason I ask is I've been dreaming of getting a newer Whaler or Triumph in the 17 foot size like yours and those boats weigh in the 1150# range, yet the Triumph has a max HP of 75 and the Whaler 90.

It's interesting that a 300# heavier boat can't take as large of an engine as yours.

I'm sure there are a number of design variables that play a factor in max HP allowed.

How much did you score your boat for if you don't mind me asking? I might be smarter to go the older used route like you did instead of financing a new or slightly used boat.

 

[MR. evil]

Don't know much about boats, but is 90hp a lot for a boat?

One of my buds has a 19ft FourWinds with a 351ci Ford Volvo penta engine. I know that's a big engine for a boat, probably 250hp. But based on that I would think 90hp is average or maybe even small.

 

[deadheadskier]

depends on the size of the boat. 90HP on a 17 foot, 850# boat is quite a lot. Bet Hawkshot's boat tops out over 35 mph with his set up.

your buddy's 4winds is probably close to 2500# dry without engine. So, an engine almost 3 times the size would be appropriate.

 

[bigbog]

Very nice Hawkshot99!

 

[Hawkshot99]

I wonder if that's true of a new 100hp engine? Your estimate of 300# of motor + gas would be a rather low for new engines. Most new 75 HP engines weigh around 350#. A gallon of gas weighs 6#.

The reason I ask is I've been dreaming of getting a newer Whaler or Triumph in the 17 foot size like yours and those boats weigh in the 1150# range, yet the Triumph has a max HP of 75 and the Whaler 90.

It's interesting that a 300# heavier boat can't take as large of an engine as yours.

I'm sure there are a number of design variables that play a factor in max HP allowed.

How much did you score your boat for if you don't mind me asking? I might be smarter to go the older used route like you did instead of financing a new or slightly used boat.

So I went and looked again. Here are the stats for my model. Source

Length: 16' 7"
Beam: 6' 2"
Draft: 9"
Weight: 650 lbs. (standard configuration)
Max HP: 100
Min HP: 40
Internal Fuel Tank: NONE

I found the # of 319# for the engine. I have a 12 gallon tank, and with you 6# per gallon we get 72#'s.

So....
Boat- 650
Engine-319
Gas- 72
Total- 1041#'s

I have a 2 stroke engine which weighs significantly less than a newer 4-stroke. On my other boat I have a 10 HP 4 stroke that weighs in at 120#'s.

The newer whalers are rated lower for some reason than the old ones. I have read that the 90hp on a 17ft dauntless is underpowered and people are bumping up to 115hp's on some of them. I have no idea on how the formulas work to decide max HP.

I got this boat/motor/trailer for $4k. This is the lowest level model in the size category. They use the same hull, but make nicer models such as the Montauk, and some of those go for 10k+ restored.

 

[Hawkshot99]

Don't know much about boats, but is 90hp a lot for a boat?

One of my buds has a 19ft FourWinds with a 351ci Ford Volvo penta engine. I know that's a big engine for a boat, probably 250hp. But based on that I would think 90hp is average or maybe even small.

HP for a boat can vary greatly. The inboard/outboard your friend has is not usually as efficient of a engine as a outboard, plus it weighs alot more. The boat also weighs a lot more.

My other boat is a 11' inflatable, with 10hp motor. Boat weighs 90#, and motor 120#. It will do 20mph because it is so light.

 

[Geoff]

A friend of mine has a Nauset with the little wood center console. He has a 75 hp on it that's maybe 5 years old. Those 16' Whalers are brutal on your back in any kind of sea since they pound like crazy.