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What Model Whaler Do I Have?
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| Joe Kriz |
Posted on 02/12/13 - 5:00 PM
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YankeeWhaler,
The Site Search on the left sidebar is your friend.
I typed in Chuck Bennett and came up with this.
http://www.whalercentral.com/search.p...p;chars=50
cbennett@whaler.com
Ross,
You would have either a "Custom" or a "Sport".
Can't be two models at the same time.
So, yes, you have a Custom model.
Looks like it is most likely an eye (i)
Most L are upper case with the leg at the bottom.
BWC3912?M78i
Don't know if the question mark above is an "A" or a "B"
However, it most likely would be a "A".
BWC3912AM78i
5A????
Built in April of 1978 as a 1978 year model
See this list:
http://www.whalercentral.com/articles...cle_id=109
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| RossP |
Posted on 02/12/13 - 5:18 PM
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Thanks Joe, just wanted to confirm it was an "I", I have it listed as a custom on my personal page the stencil number is 5A2944. Looking forward in being part of this community.
Ross
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| Joe Kriz |
Posted on 02/12/13 - 5:28 PM
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Yes, it is really supposed to be a lower case eye (i)
An upper case eye I can look like a one 1 .
I will add you to that list now that we know your stencil number.
By the powers invested in me, I now claim you a part of this community. 
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| Aviatorshaun |
Posted on 04/10/13 - 9:59 AM
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Hey guys. New to the site. I have grown up around various boats but now dipping heavily into BWs and learning how to do fiberglass work.
That being said, I am thinking about picking up a really cheap old hull and wondering what model this boat originally might have been. The seller is saying its a 1971 17 ft. I seem to think from looking through these forums its a 16 custom. I don't even know where to begin looking for the original numbers/serial/factory, like you guys all talk about on this board. Any help you guys could give would be greatly appreciated.
Also, if there is no plate that says max HP, HIN, max persons/weight, how do I know what the legal way of repowering this hull? And lastly, any suggestions on how to repower it, to prevent cavitation and other issues?
Thanks,
Shaun
https://www.dropbox.com/s/hiov1r5y3k9...281%29.jpg
https://www.dropbox.com/s/sxudec997io...4%20AM.jpg
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| Joe Kriz |
Posted on 04/10/13 - 12:20 PM
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Blue interiors were 16' models.
You should have a stencil number in the splashwell below the motor.
http://www.whalercentral.com/images/p...ransom.jpg
Also see this info:
http://www.whalercentral.com/articles...cle_id=102
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| Aviatorshaun |
Posted on 04/10/13 - 1:13 PM
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Thanks Joe, good to know.
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| Joe Kriz |
Posted on 04/10/13 - 1:15 PM
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Let us know the Stencil number and where you fit in the list.
http://www.whalercentral.com/articles...icle_id=61
and here:
http://www.whalercentral.com/articles...cle_id=102
You can also find the specifications on our site in the "Whaler Models and Info" link on the left sidebar.
Here is a Currituck 16 model specs which is basically the same for all 16 models.
http://www.whalercentral.com/userphot...lbum_id=32
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| Aviatorshaun |
Posted on 04/10/13 - 1:50 PM
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I most certainly will do. I'm not able to look at it until Fri.
Just out of curiosity, what is the main difference between the Montauk and other models? Just interior or hull shape too?
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| Joe Kriz |
Posted on 04/10/13 - 1:54 PM
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Hulls are basically all the same up to 1975 as they are 16 models.
In 1976 the hull changed and now called a 17 model.
You can tell the difference noted by the bow locker size in one of the links I gave you above.
Just the interior makes the model.
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| Aviatorshaun |
Posted on 04/10/13 - 2:00 PM
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Joe Kriz wrote:
Hulls are basically all the same up to 1975 as they are 16 models.
In 1976 the hull changed and now called a 17 model.
You can tell the difference noted by the bow locker size in one of the links I gave you above.
Just the interior makes the model.
Oh, ok. Pretty straightforward. Any guess what the square tubing is in the pictures I linked above? I'm starting to wonder if this wasn't converted into a bass boat back in its day.
I'm looking to find either this or another project boat to learn how to do good glasswork.
Think this little 16 ft BW has room for a T top, hard or soft? I've never been a big fan of biminis.
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| echo5000 |
Posted on 04/16/13 - 7:17 AM
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Just realized I may a Sourpuss hull rather than a Sport hull, just based on the front storage area size. It would also put it at a 1971 to 1975 hull, not a 1976 like the seller said it was. Interesting. The plate on the transom is badly damaged and has layers of paint over it.
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| Tom W Clark |
Posted on 04/16/13 - 8:00 AM
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There is no difference between the hull of a Sourpuss and a Sport.
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| jw0287 |
Posted on 10/11/13 - 8:53 AM
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NC228649DO75 I have been trying to fo a HIN search but the government site that is free via noaa is not up due to the government shutdown, what a crock of crap. Do those number mean anything? There on registration for 1975 whaler.
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| Joe Kriz |
Posted on 10/11/13 - 8:55 AM
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That is a state registration number and only means something to that state. Looks like North Carolina.
What size is this Whaler?
Can you see the Stencil number?
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| jw0287 |
Posted on 10/11/13 - 9:00 AM
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no the stencil has been painted over, and i its actually NCZ28649DO75 or NCZ28649D075 where zero or "o" change. i check splash well and anchor locker and stern of the boat. all paint. are the stencil number etched or raised like the hin on the 1996 outrge II i used to own or are the smooth like a stamp or something?
too bad its painted, it may even be one of those 1976 models ur looking for to go in the database. too bad i couldnt help.
theres pics of it on my personal page, its been painted a desert tan color, but should be light blue, i can see the blue still in some spots.
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| Joe Kriz |
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Great.
I see it is a Smirkless 16 hull with the wide narrow bow locker.
That would make it 1975 or earlier.
The Stencil number would be on the inside of the transom below the motor.
You would need to remove the paint from that area to reveal the Stencil number. Then you could send that to Boston Whaler to obtain your HIN number that was originally on the boat.
All HIN numbers start with BWC
See #III in this list: Model Year Format
http://www.whalercentral.com/articles...icle_id=61
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| jw0287 |
Posted on 10/11/13 - 9:15 AM
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Thanks for taking time to check out the pics, I dont know if there is such thing as a smirk hull but smikrless sounds better anyway, and I don't even know what smirkless means.
Just amused at the word.
Thanks for the help.
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| Joe Kriz |
Posted on 10/11/13 - 9:18 AM
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Yes, there is Smirked and Smirkless.
See the FAQ here:
http://www.whalercentral.com/articles...cle_id=100
1975 and below were Smirkless 16 models
1976 and above were Smirked 17 models
You can also tell the difference by the size and shape of the bow locker.
See this FAQ:
http://www.whalercentral.com/faq.php?...p?cat_id=5
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| jw0287 |
Posted on 10/11/13 - 9:28 AM
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Thanks. And yes you were right based on articles and boston whaler input, smirkless.
Any thread on smirkless for smirked for seaworthy-ness seems like the smirk would take waves better an the smirkless would rock less.
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| jw0287 |
Posted on 10/18/13 - 6:18 AM
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Hey Joe, or any knowledgeable whaler personnel, I have sanded down some of the layers of paint, a picture has been attached to my personal page, all the way at the bottom, numbers are 35624
am i missing a letter? there isnt one, i sanded down a lot and dont want to go thru the gel coat.
perhaps i could start sanding in the anchor locker? an if i where using nautical terms where would I sand?
I did some google search and found out that some early model whalers 13 and 16foot only had numbers no letters. So my boat could be older then I thought. Thanks for any help.
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