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Good day everyone. I purchased what I believe to be a 15 foot whaler, but am now being told that its a wahoo. I have researched and it still looks like any whaler I have ever came across. Are there any ways of resolving this?

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Sure, show us a photo.

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Sorry new to this. How do I post a photo

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Click the "REPLY" button in the lower left and choose attachment.

Note: not the "Post Reply" button.

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Its saying filename or file size wrong

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Try again

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I had to compress the files sorry for hold up

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Number on the transom reads AAT79F04G3767

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That is not a Boston Whaler number.
See these BWC original tags.
http://www.whalercentral.com/articles...cle_id=103

However it does look like a Whaler hull to me.

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Ok I see they have BW in the beginning. So I wonder what the AA stands for in my number. I see the wahoo boats have built in fuel tanks and aft battery compartments. This resembles a whaler to me but the previous owner says its a 2004 wahoo. From my experience I know the last two numbers on the tags mean the year of the boat which would make mine a 1967?

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AAT is austin aeromarine, inc

It looks like the company went out of business sometime in the mid to late 80's. They made go fast hydroplanes. The boats they made don't look like Boston Whalers. They also had some high speed race boats they were trying to break the speed records with as well. Here is an example of the boats they sold.

http://www.boatracingfacts.com/forums...-crossflow

I would guess someone swapped ID plates. I wouldn't be surprised if that boat is stolen. Personally, I would try to return the boat to the previous owner.

Can you take some pictures of the front or side profile of the hull to see if it looks like a 15' Whaler? The interior floor looks much like 15's? Does it seem like a foam file boat?

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BTW I don't think the ID tag year format is set in stone that the manufacturer had use the last 2 digits of the ID tag as the year of manufacture.

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Don't the 15's have flat transoms?

This boat does look similar, but to many little things seem to not match the 15 I had.
Transom eyes, capacity plate, transom, that stern light, the interior lines etc.

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Transom looks the same as this one to me except the Ski/Tow Eyes.
http://www.whalercentral.com/images/p...port15.jpg

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I have seen a number of Wahoo's in Washington, mostly around the mid, late eighty's. I believe yours is a Wahoo due to the stern light. If you google Wahoo boats, you'll get a ton of pictures that look very similar to BW. If you would post a picture of the exterior of the hull it would be easier to determine.

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Thank you all for your help. I will post pics of inside and side profile tomorrow in the daylight.

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I think everyone wants to see the smirked bow.
TP

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From what I can see, the interior of the hull molding itself is identical to my 15 - but yes, it would be better to see the bottom too. It is either a 15 or a knockoff made from a plug of a real one.

Tim

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Here is a few pics

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Bow view

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Stern view

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Number embossed on outside transom

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This looks different from the transom view of my 1984 15 CC. Mine has no molded numbers in the spot shown. The lifting eye looks very different as well.

Dennis

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It seems unlikely that someone would replace a valid Boston Whaler HIN with a HIN from a defunct manufacturer -- that would be a great way to diminish the value of the boat. Unless there were some illegal doings at some point in the past, my hunch is that this boat is one of the many Whaler copy-cat models that were available in the 1960-1970 time period. The HIN does not even follow any of the usual formats, making me think it was not manufactured in North America.

Nice looking boat, but not a Boston Whaler.

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My two cents, I know the 15 hull intimately. It has the forward smirk junction flaw. And only Boston Whaler would use the brass drain tubes, and they are in the correct positions. So my opinion is either one of two possible options: 1. It is a 15 sport, that was stolen and laundered or 2. Some one used a Boston Whaler mold to make a boat which is not likely. I currently own two whalers and a wahoo! It's not a wahoo! It is a Whaler, and I'll bet on it.

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Thanks a lot everyone. I had a feeling it was not a wahoo also. Whatever she is its a good solid boat that rides well. I am in the process of giving it a good makeover. I only wish I could get a solid confirmation of what type of boat it is exactly. I will compare it side by side with the whaler 15s here in Bermuda. I am hoping that its a Boston whaler because they have always been my favorite boat. I grew up here in Bermuda with a 17 foot BW and now hopefully I have a 15. Thanks again

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Is that a capacity plate decal on the interior, along the port aft quarter of the hull? If so, could we see a photo of that?

Also, in the "stern view" photo above, on the port side of the transom, just to the lower left of the eye, is a brownish discoloration on the hull. Are there any letters/numbers or anything else there? Or is it just a rectangular patch?

I'm still seeing enough differences between this hull and a Whaler. And the HIN is not Whaler.

Are there any stenciled numbers/letters in the forward bow locker?

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There was a link to a mold for sale for 15' Whaler on this site a couple years ago. Could someone have been using that to produce their copies?

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This is what is seen on the port side of the transom

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OK this is something. I checked out the plate on the inside port side. Its a little corroded but I made out the website.www.eduardono.com seems to Spanish. Has a few boats on the site but I can't see anything like mine. The plate says Colombia on it. I will take a picture of it tomorrow

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Eduardono E15BOX is on that plate

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I think you have your answer there. The E15BOX must be an out-of-production Eduardono model, no longer shown on their website. Maybe Whaler complained, or maybe it was an authorized reproduction and the agreement ended.

But in any case, it's not a Boston Whaler. However, it may be such a close copy that for practical purposes you won't notice a difference. Enjoy the boat -- it looks to be in nice shape and ready for some fun!

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This was all very interesting. Thank you to the OP, for providing the pictures, and starting a great thread.

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And, just to make clear for posterity's sake, what is now missing from this thread is a post the OP provided, showing a discussion on another website. In that discussion, an individual was recounting his trip to a boat show in the U.S. where he viewed on display the Eduardono 15 copy of the Whaler 15.