I have a '76 M17 with the transom cutout, & use a 4hp Johnson long shaft outboard. I rotate my motor 180 degrees to reverse it. I found mounting the o'board on the transom in the cutout restricted my ability to pivot it around when it's necessary to reverse it, the sides of the cutout hampered rotating it 180 degrees. Also a retractable o'bd bracket gets the prop farther down into the water and makes it easier to get it up out when you want to. I like the retractable mount for these reasons, if your o'bd has a reverse gear ( does not have to pivot 180 degrees)and you feel you can get it far enough up out of the water when you want to, you probably will be OK with just mounting it on the transom . I have never taken a wave through the cutout, nor have I heard of any other Mboater having this happen. Hope this helps Wayne M17 #204 "Intrepid" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Glen Pollard" <glen@pollard.ca> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 1:16 PM Subject: M_Boats: M17 Transom Shape
Hello, I have just joined this discussion group and this is my first post. I live in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and sail on Lake Winnipeg which is the worlds 10th largest freshwater lake and is 264 miles long and 20-30 miles wide. My current boat, a 12Ft Tumbleweed, keeps me pretty close to home port so I am loking for a larger boat to extend my horizons. After much research I have concluded that an M17 fits my requirements. I have found several for sale in Minnesota and Wisconsen that are from the late 70s. I have noticed that some of the boats have the outboard mounted directly on the transom and others require a motor mount. Does anyone know if the transom mount with its cutout was specific to a particular year of manufacture. Also has anyone had experience with this model. I was wondering how succeptable this style is to taking on water over the stern. Thanks for your replies.
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