There is no boat more beloved in the US than the BW Montauk 17!

We are an elderly couple nearing 70 and are and were so much like your wife and you it is amazing. We have a Montauk 170 nearly identical to yours but live in Washington State and have a weekend place on Puget Sound. We enjoy leaving our beach cabin and heading out from Filucy Bay about 16 miles to the Ram Restaurant in Ruston where they have great burgers and love dogs, especially ours. We have had four boats over our 44 year marriage and have loved every minute of our cruising as a couple; with our kids growing up and now with our grandkids. Keep up the videos because we absolutely love watching your trips. It reminds us so much of our younger days and why we think out boat has been such an important bond to us in our life together. Both of us simply love being on the water. I wish I would have bought a Boston Whaler many years sooner. It is the best boat made!

We have a 170 2023, living in hawaii 96825 could not be happier. It is like my skateboard I’m 74 Thank you for your content Aloha

1977 Montauk still doing great, yet wish we could dock and eat like that. Great video !

Thinking about pulling the trigger on one of these next year. I appreciate these videos. Good glimpses into what to expect. Thank you.

We have a 150 Montauk on order for inland lakes in Ohio. Moving up from 130 SS. Thanks for sharing your videos. Makes the winter wait tolerable.

Looks like that little whaler handled the wakes from the passing boats extremely well!!

I have a 1989-90 center console Montauk. Those new Montauks with the deeper V's ride way better than mine. Plus, I have a max of 90hp rated hull. Just repowered mine with a 90hp Suzuki. The 17 Montauk is such an awesome boat. Like you said garage storage, trailer-ability, and shallow water. Mileage is awesome

Makes me want to get a 4-stroke. I have a 17 montauk and 90hp merc saltwater 2-stroke. Installed a 24-gal tank, can easily get 80NM doing 30mph.

Great video, just curious why you chose the 170 over the 150 or 190 Montauk’s? Keep the Whaler videos coming!

Thanks for the info! Like u, I’m between the montauk n the edgewater Why u decided for BW over EW?

So how many miles on how many gallons some how I missed that bit

I noticed that you have the snaps for a front cushion, but you don’t use it. Would you get it if you were to buy it again?

have you gone to bahamas with that yet?

What year is your Montauk?

I could not see in this vid if you started using the engine cutoff lanyard yet - this is mandatory in that boat - I had a 1988 copy of the Whaler built in England by an ex Whaler designer when they refused to give him the rights to build the Whaler itself - it was called a Del Quay - Aquasport was setting up to build them here in Hialeah before the owner disappeared - I had the only 17ft side console with the last year of the Merc/Mariner 6 cyl 115 on it - Aquasport borrowed it before I was able to pick it up to make commercials for it - they stated the fastest speed was 52 MPH and it was faster on every run since the motor was not broken in yet - that is the only boat I ever owned that I did not burry the bow going through Haulover inlet (including a 22 with twins and a 27 pontoon boat) - trim the bow as high as you can and pull the power back and stay between the waves - I know I had it out in over 5-10 ft waves at times and never had an issue - I had water get between the hull during Andrew but still ran it till about 4/5 years ago when I was told I had to move it out of the drive for a new roof install on the house - I was over 70 and got pissed and gave it away because I had not finished making it a center console yet - I have regretted it ever since and keep looking for it in the different boat sales on line - I did try to buy a 15 ft Whaler at Marine Max when I still had the 17 but I was refused the loan due to my age -

set the trip odometer next time

Have you considered larger sunglasses…? 🤭