1. Use the full 4 digit year for everything you are asking your question about. Example: 1962, 1988, 2000, 2011
2. Include the correct name of your Whaler model. Example: Montauk 17, Montauk 170, Outrage 26, Outrage 260
3. Include the length when necessary. Example: 16, 17, 18, 20, 22
4. Do not post your email address anywhere on this site as it is already in your user profile.

Newbie with a whaler
nathan123v	#1  Posted on 12/09/09 - 2:46 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 11 Comments: 0 Joined: 12/08/09	Hello to all. My grandfather gave me a 19' Boston Whaleer about a year ago. i would like to start restoring it. I used a chart and was able to find that the production year is 1962 or 1963. The boat is in good condition. However he painted over the original teak and drilled a bunch of holes in it to make it a salmon fisher. I will post photos of it once I get more used to this site. i guess for now if anyone could point me in the direction of good resources to help a newbie take on a projecty this big that would be awesome. I would like to get the boat back to it's original state. Also from pictures I have seen I would guess it is a Monatuk........ Thank you so much. -Nathan
Joe Kriz	#2  Posted on 12/09/09 - 2:54 PM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11434 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	Hi Nathan and Welcome to WhalerCentral. We do need to see some photos so we can determine which model you have. The Montauks 17' models and the other 19' models did not start until 1973 so you probably don't have one of these unless you have the year wrong. Look through the Whaler Model Specifications and see if you recognize any of the boat models listed here: http://www.whalercentral.com/userphot...allery.php Let us know what you find out.
nathan123v	#3  Posted on 12/09/09 - 3:01 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 11 Comments: 0 Joined: 12/08/09	Maybe I am wrong an the length. It looks most like a 16' Sakonnet. The year would be 1963 if I remember correctly.
MW	#4  Posted on 12/09/09 - 3:07 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 1827 Comments: 10 Joined: 01/08/06	Welcome aboard Whaler Central ! Matt
Joe Kriz	#5  Posted on 12/09/09 - 3:29 PM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11434 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	Nathan, You should have a Stencil number on the inside of the transom under where the engine is mounted. Let us know what this Stencil number is and also look here. http://www.whalercentral.com/articles...icle_id=61 Let us know what you find.
nathan123v	#6  Posted on 12/11/09 - 9:28 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 11 Comments: 0 Joined: 12/08/09	I am not sure how to add pictures. But the number you asked me to look for is 38307.
Tom W Clark	#7  Posted on 12/11/09 - 9:49 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 4280 Comments: 7 Joined: 09/30/05	Stenciled Number 38307 indicates that the boat is a 16'-7" model made in 1968.
nathan123v	#8  Posted on 12/11/09 - 12:59 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 11 Comments: 0 Joined: 12/08/09	Am i missing something here? If I can not photo link. How sdo I post pictures? I would like to have them on my personal page and start a project album. Thank you all so much for the help I have been given already.
Joe Kriz	#9  Posted on 12/11/09 - 1:14 PM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11434 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	The instructions for creating your personal page are located in many places. Here are the instructions located under the FAQ link on the left sidebar... http://www.whalercentral.com/faq.php?...p?cat_id=1
nathan123v	#10  Posted on 12/11/09 - 2:36 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 11 Comments: 0 Joined: 12/08/09	Pictures are up on my personal page. Still not 100% on what model it is. The blue paint is in really good condition minus where all the holes are that my Grandpa drilled in it. So any suggestions on where i should start? Also I think the motor is the one that came with it. It does not run but I found a guy that would work on a motor that old. Thanks again all.
Phil T	#11  Posted on 12/11/09 - 3:11 PM
Administrator Personal Page Personal Album Project Albums Posts: 6994 Comments: 6 Joined: 03/26/05	Nathan - Think you need to set your personal page to ONLINE so we can see the link under your username.
nathan123v	#12  Posted on 12/11/09 - 3:18 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 11 Comments: 0 Joined: 12/08/09	Online
Joe Kriz	#13  Posted on 12/11/09 - 3:22 PM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11434 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	That would be a Sakonnet model as shown in our Whaler Model Specifications seciton I already gave you the link to above in my first post. And here is the specific link in the Whaler Model Specifications section that shows the Sakonnet models. http://www.whalercentral.com/userphot...lbum_id=26 Your Sakonnet is missing the original wood Reversible Pilot Seat and replaced with a different kind of seat. This is how the original seat looked like: [img]http://www.whalercentral.com/images/Sakonnet_RPS/sakonnet_rps.jpg[/img] Edited by Joe Kriz on 12/11/09 - 3:29 PM
nathan123v	#14  Posted on 12/11/09 - 3:57 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 11 Comments: 0 Joined: 12/08/09	Actually I do have the seat yet. He kept it after adding the other captain's chain. However he painted that the same color as the console.
reeltime	#15  Posted on 12/12/09 - 5:53 PM
Member Posts: 10 Comments: 1 Joined: 11/29/09	Looks like a great winter project! 1998 Dauntless 13, 50hp Mercury.