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Hi all, please help me, a first-time poster. I've started to read up a lot on Whalers once I found one for sale in a nearby town. I was interested in getting a boat, it seemed to fit my bill, and although it was out of my price range, I did start to fall in love with Whalers (or at least, the idea of having one - I haven't had a real relationship with one yet). :)

I've never owned a boat, nor operated one much. I've fished with friends and brothers-in-laws in the rivers and sounds of eastern NC, operating their boats to some extent. I've heard their stories of breakdowns and repairs and I've read a fair bit on this forum. I know enough to know that a boat is not a 'hold in the water from which you receive money" but the other way around possibly.

Well, I found another on the side of the road for sale. 16/17' hull I think. Hull ID 3A18xx which I think puts it as a 1970 model according to http://www.whalercentral.com/articles...icle_id=61 where it says "1970...........3A1301 thru 3A4100". Not sure about the rest. I THOUGHT that when I'd first done my research I came up with a 1969 Eastport. However, it doesn't have the stern seat, and has that wood deck up front that I assume is completely custom and not a BW option. It appears to be a BW console, although incomplete.

I'd love to have some help in identification of the boat as well as observations/advice about its condition. I'll post some pics of its scars. Not sure about the motor, either.

There is one photo which shows part of a trailer tire in it. Next to it, is a small circular indentation in the floor. if I recall correctly, there were a number of these in the floor. Not sure what they are or why they are there. At first, I thought they were from holes drilled into the hull to dry it out as I've seen on this forum before.

I'd love to get all the advice I can get, and I appreciate your time!

Here's a link to the photo album (with individual photo links below):
https://goo.gl/photos/ByqBsoRkZvFBVj8D6kZvFBVj8D6

(needed to remove individual links because they wanted an account and password to view them)