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1985 super sport 15 or sport 15
monti currie	#1  Posted on 09/10/10 - 11:58 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 28 Comments: 0 Joined: 08/13/10	joe just knocking around on the website and go to wondering what is the difference in the super sport 15 and the sport 15 1985. i think i have a supersport due to the wood configuration but the rails look like some of the sport 15s however i have seen the wood configuration look like the sport 15 but with the full rails. monti currie
ioptfm	#2  Posted on 09/10/10 - 12:03 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 1533 Comments: 3 Joined: 10/28/06	Yours does not have the bow rails for the super sport so I would guess that you have a sport that someone has installed the supersport seating configuration. Best way to find out for sure is to go by the id number on the boat Tom 1979 Sport 15'
monti currie	#3  Posted on 09/10/10 - 12:05 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 28 Comments: 0 Joined: 08/13/10	how do i tell by the serial number monti
Joe Kriz	#4  Posted on 09/10/10 - 12:14 PM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11434 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	Monti, You can't tell by the HIN serial or stencil number unless you send it to Boston Whaler. Then they can only tell you what model it left the factory as. Without looking really close at your model, yours has been altered. 1. A Super Sport has both the bow rail and side rails built into one railing. If it was a Super Sport, this one piece railing has been removed due to the forward platform for fishing. 2. If it was a Sport, then someone had the optional Side Rails added and it appears they also added the Super Sport rear seat or made it look like a Super Sport rear seat. My best guess. It was a Super Sport and someone removed the one piece railing and then they added the Side Rails. In our "Whaler Models and Info" on the left sidebar, you can view what the Super Sport railing looked like. Here is a 1987 Super Sport with the railing and rear storage seat. http://www.whalercentral.com/userphot...hoto_id=58
monti currie	#5  Posted on 09/10/10 - 12:21 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 28 Comments: 0 Joined: 08/13/10	joe thanks for the info, after thinking about it, i cannot see where the full bow rail was mounted onto the deck. the platform begins about 3 inches inboard from the rubrail. so in my opinion it must be a sport with a supersport interior. but if it is the interior config that determines which model then i guess it must be a "mutt" albeit a very nice mutt. thanks monti
Joe Kriz	#6  Posted on 09/10/10 - 1:23 PM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11434 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	Monti, Many boats have had their interiors customized through the years. Some beyond any recognition of anything looking to be original. Some people put in aftermarket consoles, seats, etc..... On WhalerCentral, any boat that has had the interior customized, then we call it a "Custom" model. We really have no other choice because it doesn't fit any of the models interiors that were original. You could basically go either way. 1. Super Sport with one piece bow rail removed. 2. Sport with Super Sport seat and storage. If I were you, I would send cbennett@whaler.com an email along with your HIN and stencil number to find out what model it left the factory as. I would bet that it left the factory as a Super Sport model. EDIT: Don't I see circles on your bow steps where the original one piece railing would have been screwed down??? Or is that my imagination? Edited by Joe Kriz on 09/10/10 - 1:25 PM
John Fyke	#7  Posted on 09/10/10 - 1:48 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 1307 Comments: 0 Joined: 09/06/06	They would have had to remove the original ss rail to build the casting deck. It really doesn't matter the original model. If it works for you, go for it. John Fyke Re-Fit or Reef It 1979 15' Sport with Super Sport conversion and 70hp mercury.
ioptfm	#8  Posted on 09/10/10 - 3:35 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 1533 Comments: 3 Joined: 10/28/06	Joe, I'm gonna have to disagree with you. I think it is a sport with supersport interior. If it was a Supersport and the extended bow rails had been removed then I would think that there would be some sort of tell tail marks on it revealing where it was mounted. Please let us know what you find out from Chuck Bennet at Whaler Tom 1979 Sport 15'
Joe Kriz	#9  Posted on 09/10/10 - 3:44 PM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11434 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	Tom, No problem.. These are just guesses by any of us at this time. Here's one for you though. Do those side rails look original? They look too high to me for a 13'..... It could be someone had the side rails made to fit in the old holes.... Again, just another guess.
ioptfm	#10  Posted on 09/10/10 - 8:06 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 1533 Comments: 3 Joined: 10/28/06	Joe Look at mine and I think they look about the same. I think also, this is a 15 and not a 13. This is really going to be interesting to see what Chuck has to reveal about it Tom 1979 Sport 15'
MW	#11  Posted on 09/11/10 - 1:16 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 1827 Comments: 10 Joined: 01/08/06	Interesting configuration, it look's like it has NO PROBLEM getting the job done ! Matt
monti currie	#12  Posted on 09/11/10 - 5:17 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 28 Comments: 0 Joined: 08/13/10	ok guys i think i have it figured out, due to joe's keen eye and knowledge of bw boats. the circles he saw on the bow steps have to be where the old railing was installed, as in my breif narrative the boat was used as a tender and bait boat for a huge sport fisher. therefore if i put a bait casting deck on the boat the original bow rail would be in the way to pull the cast net on board. i will confirm this by sending the hin number to boston whaler to confirm. as i have not seen what a stock 1985 bw 15 supersport looks like "in person" i would not be able to put it together what the circles on the bow step were for. thanks guys monti mystery to be revealed soon
monti currie	#13  Posted on 09/13/10 - 5:18 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 28 Comments: 0 Joined: 08/13/10	just got the skinny from chuck at whaler. 1985 supersport built in the old factory in mass. shipped to nc. thanks monti
Joe Kriz	#14  Posted on 09/13/10 - 5:27 PM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11434 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	I like it when my guesses are correct. Now you know you have a 1985 Super Sport 15... The one piece wrap around bow and side rail has been removed and standard side rails have been added in its place. Edited by Joe Kriz on 09/13/10 - 5:29 PM
ioptfm	#15  Posted on 09/13/10 - 5:59 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 1533 Comments: 3 Joined: 10/28/06	OK Joe! Go ahead and say I told you so! Tom 1979 Sport 15'