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I'm far from a purist, and many thing's on my boat are NOT original but, in my view a "Boston Whaler" just want's to be what it is, a Whaler "Classic". The fun thing about Classic "Whaler's" is that when people look at them, they remember them from year's gone by. Fire your painter, keep your fishin buddy !
I can hear the gun's "Locking and Loading" right now, lol. It's your boat, do what "YOU" want to do to it ! I'm with you, go "Classic".