Thread subject: Whaler Central - Boston Whaler Boat Information and Photos :: Restoration…???

Posted by Pete_in_CA on 01/17/18 - 11:12 AM
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Boat Specs: The boat appears to be a 13’ Sport but I have no idea as to what the year is, and I have not been able to locate any kind of serial number ect…

I purchased this boat for very little money. What I know about the boat is that often took on lots of water when it was used. I assisted the pervious owner with pulling this boat out of the water, I know it weighed well over 500# (as it took several of us to place it on rollers and move it up the beach), and took over 20 minutes to drain all the water when it was pulled and placed upside down on the hard in 2016. The boat remained upside down on the hard until I purchased and relaunched it to bring it home Oct 2017. Once home I pulled the boat immediately and now have it flipped upside down in the yard. I knew the boat was a project boat as I had noticed 2 holes the size of a quarter on the starboard side when it was pulled in 2016. Thought that’s where the water got in…. until embarking on a voyage of discovery.
Voyage of discovery: Pictures tell it best, but what I found out is that someone had done a “Bottom Job” on this boat over a previous layer of bottom paint that they failed to remove before adding a lot of chopped fiberglass mat and cloth that concealed multiple penetrations in the hull.

Unfortunately pics are to large to load...working on that.

Edited by Pete_in_CA on 01/17/18 - 11:47 AM