Thread subject: Whaler Central - Boston Whaler Boat Information and Photos :: Whaler Insights Please!!

Posted by ClevelandBill on 08/07/17 - 12:15 PM
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I thought Mr. Dougherty first went to Edgewater Boats, who build a fine machine, then on to Everglades, also a fine machine. The design is important ... the tech is important, too, and it is EXPENSIVE. No boat manufacturer has the R&D resources Whaler (and its parent) have.

I really appreciate the super-duty railings and etc on the Everglades I last saw ... but it's evolutionary, not revolutionary over the Whalers. It is also a whole heckuva lot more expensive.

BTW, my Mercury runs really, really well. I really only had experience from years ago with Johnsons ... but Dad has a Yamaha on his boat ... and mine runs as well and quietly. In my experience as a USCG Auxiliarist, however, the Hondas on the 25' Response Boats are really, really quiet ... in the auto world, nobody builds a motor to tighter tolerances than Honda ...