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This Whaler served in Alaska.
Your next question: How did it get to the midwest? Answer: By truck.

I dug out the foam on the port half of the stern section tonight. I learned a couple things:
The foam is only saturated right along the keel. Plywood is wet, but not rotted (treated). I was always told there was no wood in a Whaler. That's incorrect. There is some wood, but not much. Interesting that during construction, the center tube was tied in place with clothes line stapled to the floor on the underside. This held the tube from shifting sideways during the foam pour. The tube sits upon little 4" x 4" foam blocks held in place with one course of mat. Minimalism is genius.

I've been in awe of these boats since I was a kid, I never understood how they did it. Now that I understand, I'm still in awe. It's absolutely genius. Now consider they were doing this in 1958!