Whaler Central - Boston Whaler Boat Information and Photos

Posted by cwkaiser on 09/22/15 - 9:47 AM

Does anyone know why they stopped making the Revenge models? I have a chance to pick up a 1987 25 that looks to be in good condition, but am concerned since they have been discontinued. Thanks

Posted by Silentpardner on 09/22/15 - 10:14 AM

Boston Whaler was bought by Brunswick Corp and they decided to change the hull design. The classic, (pre-Brunswick models), hull design was discontinued for sale in the recreational boater market The Revenge was replaced by Brunswick with newly designed boats from the Brunswick design team.

Interestingly, Brunswick continued to manufacture and sell classic hull boats under authority of the Brunswick Commercial Products Division, and can be purchased to this day.

I don't know of any model of any brand of boat that is still available and has not been " discontinued " and is 29 years old.

Edited by Silentpardner on 09/22/15 - 10:34 AM

Posted by flippa on 09/22/15 - 7:42 PM

I have a 1985 Revenge 22, they are a great boat.

If it is in good shape, there is nothing to be concerned about.

Good luck

Posted by gchuba on 09/22/15 - 9:02 PM

I have a 22' 1979 Revenge with the same smirked hull as (potentially) yours. I have been on board 25' Revenges from the same era. Wider than my 22' but similar deck space. The cabin is larger. Does it have Whaler Drive, IO, or attached to transom power? The 25's came in different configurations. Also, a while back when discussing rub rails. I discovered some Revenges had a different rub rail than the Outrage (Revenge is a cabin slapped on an Outrage hull) which from my understanding is tough to obtain. Most Revenges are similar to the Outrage. Mine is a very seaworthy boat and I am extremely happy with the layout. Would be nice to get some more specs with yours.
Garris

Posted by cwkaiser on 10/01/15 - 5:19 PM

I had the boat surveyed yesterday, and was told that it has:
no radio
multiple deck and hull gelcoat cracks with elevated moisture readings in the underwater hull
several repairs and chips on the stem area
elevated moisture readings and gelcoat cracks in the transom
delamination on the walkarwith surface layer gelcoat flex under pressure on the deck
a scraped and scuffed keel with gelcoat removed, exposing the GRP
cracked wooden gunwale caps

On the other hand, the 1998 Yamaha 250 ran very well, despite a very chipped prop.

Am I correct that fixing all of these problems would be very expensive,i.e., $2-4000 range?

Thanks for your help

Posted by 1975Revenge19 on 10/01/15 - 6:17 PM

I have a 19 ft and i love it has a ton of gel coat cracks basically it is a spider web boat anyway i am planning on wet sanding it then polishing is in the winter but if i were you i would get it the revenge model is very nice