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Dear Whalers. I started helping a friend with what appears to be (as I can tell from an ancient post on this very forum) a circa 1964 nine foot Squall from Chestnut Hill Boat Company. I helped my friend remove all the old water logged foam but he is getting married soon and had to turn the project over to me. Basically the boat is just a fractured shell of its old past. Everything will be rebuilt from scratch. Its too late to restore the boat back to its original authentic glory but it will be brought back to life nonetheless as best as I can. She will have an electric outboard installed and some lights but will retain the original shape and hull design. The post hole for the mast will be retained but the tiller and centerboard will have to be created from scratch next year as I have my hands full already with fiberglass work, sanding, and painting. Heck, the boat has not been registered in 50 years if ever and so that alone will be a chore.

If anyone knows where I can get pics, manual, info about this vessel that would be great? Otherwise, I am going to have to rely on information about the 1965 and beyond Whaler Squall since it is essentially the same design with some slight differences. One difference is that the Chestnut Hill version has a raised section of the stern with false planks molded into the fiberglass. The other difference is that the Chestnut Hill version does not have the retractable centerboard handle. Instead it uses a drop down removable centerboard which I actually would prefer. Other than that, I think it came from the same mold so most pictures of the 1965 and beyond Squall should suffice.

I will try to post a pic of the gutted vessel as well as an old advertisement I found in Popular mechanics 1964. I am a brand new member and can't actually even figure out how to post a pic. Maybe it is disabled because I am so new?

Much appreciated - JT