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13' Boston whaler
Rusty88
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Posted on 04/20/14 - 6:05 PM
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I am looking to buy a 13' Boston Whaler that I have found ,but I am not sure about a few things that you guys might be able to help me with.
1 There are 2 bars that come from the transom to towards the bow of the boat.He says they came this way but I have never seen one before.He also says the boat was not painted but you can see paint on the nuts of the bars
2 The hin # is 4253BT and he says it is a 1959 model
3There is a hole under the hull that is poorly done could the hull have had to much water in it


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Edited by Joe Kriz on 04/20/14 - 8:26 PM
 
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Posted on 04/20/14 - 6:09 PM
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Looks like I am having trouble loading pictures.Is there a manage attachments?


Edited by Rusty88 on 04/20/14 - 6:10 PM
 
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Posted on 04/20/14 - 6:28 PM
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Looks like the bars were added to reinforce the transom. I do not believe they are original.


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Also, can you picture the whole boat so it can be confirmed it is a Whaler.


Edited by wlagarde on 04/20/14 - 6:31 PM
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Agree those bars were added as transom reinforcement. The transom looks like there is swelling inside, probably because the plywood reinforcement is rotten. I would personally never consider this boat. Either the guy is totally clueless and knows nothing about the boat he owns or he's lying.


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Rusty88 wrote:
2 The hin # is 4253BT and he says it is a 1959 model

Really?
There were no HIN numbers until late 1972.
You might want to take a few minutes and read around on this site.
Especially here in our Article section:
http://www.whalercentral.com/articles...icle_id=61

 
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Posted on 04/21/14 - 6:25 PM
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Thanks guys for the info. I passed on the boat,but I did find another.It is a 1981 13' that has a 2001 40hp yamaha.The one thing that bothers me is the bottom of the hull is painted black.Could this mean they are covering up a problem? He wants $3700.00 for it, and is that a fair price?

 
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