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Boston Whaler Inflatable
gchuba	#1  Posted on 04/09/14 - 7:15 AM
Member Posts: 1675 Comments: 0 Joined: 03/31/13	Has anyone heard of a Boston Whaler inflatable? Saw one for sale in bad shape and is only $80. Had a plaque in the photo's. "Model 270 D, BWC 1A749, M 80B, Max HP 4, Max. Person 3.3 (I kid you not by the photo), Max. Weight 1040. I may pick it up because I have an illness about having things sit around that the wife may not notice and it might be a blast to have for abalone diving. Any input? The plaque should have value. gchuba Edited by Tom W Clark on 04/09/14 - 6:31 PM
Tom W Clark	#2  Posted on 04/09/14 - 7:36 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 4280 Comments: 7 Joined: 09/30/05	From 1980 to 1986 Whaler offered four or five different inflatable models. They still pop up on craigslist rather frequently, so I assume they sold quite of few of them.
gchuba	#3  Posted on 04/09/14 - 7:46 AM
Member Posts: 1675 Comments: 0 Joined: 03/31/13	Tom, Thanks for the reply. I thought I may have found the "Holy Grail of Collectibles". Since they come up often, I do not want another project. gchuba
egerrity	#4  Posted on 04/09/14 - 9:46 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 439 Comments: 2 Joined: 07/11/07	My father and brother had the BW inflatables. They had issues with leaking in the first few years. We had a lot of fun with them though. My fathers had the outboard bracket, which was interesting. My brothers had the fixed wood transom, we had a Evinrude 9.9 on it and it was more than fun. Ed 1991 Montauk 17 - 2012 ETEC 90HP
tom blinstrub	#5  Posted on 04/09/14 - 11:23 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 369 Comments: 0 Joined: 12/14/09	I can't understand why anyone would buy an inflatable. Over 20 years ago I bought a 1968 13 sport from a gentleman who replaced it with a inflatable. 6-7 years later he replaced that with a cheaper new one which went south also. I still have the 1968 sport 10 + years later. A fried of mine bought a ridgid inflateable less than 10 years ago now his leaks bad and the new one like his is almost 4 grand. He went and bought a 12' Carolina skiff.
Surfgod82	#6  Posted on 04/09/14 - 3:19 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 51 Comments: 0 Joined: 04/10/13	My dad has one, I grew up using it when ever we went away. Great inflatable, had a 9.9 hp evinrude on it, it flew.
Tom W Clark	#7  Posted on 04/16/14 - 12:50 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 4280 Comments: 7 Joined: 09/30/05	Here's one: http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/boa...46599.html
AlaskanDave	#8  Posted on 07/23/14 - 1:50 PM
Member Posts: 1 Comments: 0 Joined: 07/23/14	Tom..... Boston Whaler 11 inflatable...Anacortes 33 pictures... http://alaskandave.smugmug.com/Boats/...;k=psSDc4d Edited by AlaskanDave on 07/23/14 - 1:54 PM