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I am considering buying a Super Sport. My question is would it be considered
"Whaler Blasphemy" to convert it to center console configuration? If not, has anyone done that?
Welcome to Whaler Central. The Boston Whaler 17 Super Sport model is a good boat. I have owned a Super Sport 17. First thing I did with the boat after I bought it was remove the wood interior pieces; the original solid mahogany wood was in poor condition with peeling polyurethane finish.
I needed a stand up center console configuration so I fabricated and installed a custom wood center console. There is a photograph of the finished Custom 17 boat on my personal website. The link is here: https://photos.google.com/share/AF1Qi...pZVVd2OUxR
There are many Whaler Central members that have converted their boats to custom configurations: Take a look at WC member hullinthewater's personal page. He did a fantastic job on his boat which left the Rockland MA factory as a Super Sport 17 Model. Here is a link to hullinthewater's personal page: http://whalercentral.com/infusions/pe...r_id=29977
The founder of Boston Whaler, Dick Fisher, encouraged Boston Whaler owners to customize their craft to suit their own needs. There are BW advertisements that mention:
quote: "the 16"7" Boston Whaler is the responsible choice by practical sportsmen, commercial men, and public service personnel. There is probably no other boat safely capable of as much hard work under difficult conditions."
Thank you very much for your reply and the photos of yours and hulinthewater's beautiful boats! (I just joined Whaler Central yesterday!)
Obviously, much TLC was performed by both of you!
These give me inspiration to convert my soon to be BW.
Just FYI, I have looked at my neighbor's SS, covered in his backyard for four years. He has not wetted the hull in 7-8 (?) years, but recently told me he would indeed sell it to me if I am still interested.
I am a big fan of the wood in BWs and plan to do whatever modifications I decide with wood. It just sets off these classic boats and is not seen in many boats anymore except as trim pieces.
