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Is it a Whaler...(beat up Whaler inside not for the squeamish)
aiian	#1  Posted on 06/09/10 - 4:36 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 25 Comments: 0 Joined: 11/30/08	I always thought I had a whaler but after posting some 'wrecked pics' other are saying it doesn't look like one. She has no HIN and was titled as homemade when I bought her. Guy says "the glass does not look like Whaler glass," whatever that means. What do you think? [img]http://allangreendale.net/dump/fml/whaler-5911.jpg[/img] Here is a link to more photos as the forums can't handle more than one or two photos. http://allangreendale.net/dump/fml//dump/fml/ Edited by Joe Kriz on 06/09/10 - 4:38 PM
whalerman	#2  Posted on 06/09/10 - 4:49 PM
Member Posts: 540 Comments: 5 Joined: 06/26/07	I would say it is a Whaler. That said, the wood is not correct, The port side rail is the one for the stbd side as it has the hole for the steering cable and the console is too high but it does have a shine on it!!! THOM : 1999 Outrage 18, 2012 E-TEC 150, 2012 EZ Loader trailer
ioptfm	#3  Posted on 06/09/10 - 5:53 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 1533 Comments: 3 Joined: 10/28/06	It does look like a Whaler........any background on it at all? Tom 1979 Sport 15'
John Fyke	#4  Posted on 06/09/10 - 5:59 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 1307 Comments: 0 Joined: 09/06/06	I have my doubts about it being a whaler. Sure looks like it went to war and back though. John Fyke Re-Fit or Reef It 1979 15' Sport with Super Sport conversion and 70hp mercury.
aiian	#5  Posted on 06/09/10 - 6:06 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 25 Comments: 0 Joined: 11/30/08	What makes you think it's not a Whaler Protek?
Joe Kriz	#6  Posted on 06/09/10 - 6:09 PM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11434 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	What is the Stencil number? What is the HIN number if the metal tag is still there? What year do you think this might be?
aiian	#7  Posted on 06/09/10 - 6:15 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 25 Comments: 0 Joined: 11/30/08	There are no stencils or tags. I assumed the stencil had been sanded/painted over.
John Fyke	#8  Posted on 06/09/10 - 6:21 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 1307 Comments: 0 Joined: 09/06/06	aiian wrote: What makes you think it's not a Whaler Protek? Something about the way the floor slopes up to the bow locker doesn't seem right. I may be wrong though. John Fyke Re-Fit or Reef It 1979 15' Sport with Super Sport conversion and 70hp mercury.
aiian	#9  Posted on 06/09/10 - 6:23 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 25 Comments: 0 Joined: 11/30/08	How many companies were making 'clones,' usually the fakes are pretty obvious.
John Fyke	#10  Posted on 06/09/10 - 6:42 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 1307 Comments: 0 Joined: 09/06/06	The way the bow locker slopes up to the bow is interesting to. IDK. John Fyke Re-Fit or Reef It 1979 15' Sport with Super Sport conversion and 70hp mercury.
number9	#11  Posted on 06/09/10 - 7:57 PM
Member Posts: 210 Comments: 1 Joined: 03/13/08	Guy says "the glass does not look like Whaler glass," whatever that means. Agree on the glass. Interior liner, floor/deck, bow and stern don't look like Whaler. I there any foam in that thing and if so does it look like Whaler foam? Bill...On the Ogeechee 1984 Outrage 18...Yamaha T50...that's right, 50hp
CES	#12  Posted on 06/09/10 - 8:01 PM
Member Personal Page Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 2681 Comments: 7 Joined: 04/27/07	Probably a del quay dory. Cliff 1966 13' Sport with a 1993 40hp Yamaha 2 Smoker
Derwd24	#13  Posted on 06/09/10 - 8:06 PM
Member Posts: 1607 Comments: 9 Joined: 05/09/07	Take a look at Seavee's personal page, a couple of good pictures for comparison: http://whalercentral.com/infusions/pe...er_id=5232 Dave - 1983 Outrage 22
aiian	#14  Posted on 06/09/10 - 9:21 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 25 Comments: 0 Joined: 11/30/08	What does Whaler foam look like? I feel like a school boy trying to see the differences in the pictures. What am I missing?
MW	#15  Posted on 06/10/10 - 3:24 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 1827 Comments: 10 Joined: 01/08/06	I'm looking at the thickness of the rear corners, doesn't seem "Kosher". Matt
Bake	#16  Posted on 06/10/10 - 4:28 AM
Member Personal Page Project Albums Posts: 902 Comments: 8 Joined: 01/30/06	I do not know enough about 13's to make a call. I can however shed some light on a couple of questions asked above. Whaler glass has a very distinct green tint. Most have seen in in the green line on the transom of most whalers. The glass on your boat does appear to have a green tint but it is very green and looks to be kinda stringy but I would guess that is what the guy is talking about that says it does not look like whaler glass. Whaler foam is very white and very tight. You can see a pretty good pic of the foam on my 19 footer project page. the foam on the back of your transom is not factory. looks like someone just put it there to fill the damage. there should just be wood and glass back there on the transom. I would say it is a whaler. if this is the current state of the boat sand the inside of the transom. My 15 was trashed when I bought it but I found the stencil number under a couple of coats of paint on the inside of the transom. If you could describe the pattern on the nonskid some of the 13 owners might say yea or nay. Is it round dots like a basket ball?
mattgeiger	#17  Posted on 06/10/10 - 7:54 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 310 Comments: 2 Joined: 02/22/07	I say it's a Whaler that had an extensive rebuild at some point. Maybe they cut out the floor to replace foam and subsequently laid a new floor. Same goes for the other inconsistencies. New floor would mean a new non-skid too. Cape Dory 28 Hobie 20 Miracle A Class Catamaran
elmroc	#18  Posted on 06/10/10 - 10:09 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 78 Comments: 0 Joined: 11/14/05	It actually looks like a McKee Craft i once onwened in the the mid 80's. Was a mid 70's vintage.