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How far would you travel for a Whaler?
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| flippa |
Posted on 07/08/14 - 7:48 PM
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I was lucky in finding my 1986 Revenge 22 WT, I only had to travel from Reading MA to Wakefield RI. I would have driven much further for a Revenge 22, they are a great boat! You and the family will love it.
I like the whaler drive and the setup of the interior on that boat. Any chance that you have gotten any additional pictures of the interior? I would be interested in seeing those storage boxes under & behind the helm seating.
Good luck!
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| gchuba |
Posted on 07/08/14 - 7:51 PM
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Jay, I have seen those helm seats before and love them. Very pricey new. If you like the deck layout for family use, that is one nice looking boat.
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| Silentpardner |
Posted on 07/08/14 - 8:13 PM
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If I am not mistaken, and I could be as I have no personal experience with the 22' Revenge models, those hatches are covering the 2 baitwells, 1 on each side of the center box, which is actually a removable fishbox. That is the usual layout that Boston Whaler used on their full transom Whaler Drive models in that era. These are not designed as storage lockers, but I am sure they could be used for storage.
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| Jay Fitz |
Posted on 07/08/14 - 8:14 PM
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flippa wrote:
I was lucky in finding my 1986 Revenge 22 WT, I only had to travel from Reading MA to Wakefield RI. I would have driven much further for a Revenge 22, they are a great boat! You and the family will love it.
I like the whaler drive and the setup of the interior on that boat. Any chance that you have gotten any additional pictures of the interior? I would be interested in seeing those storage boxes under & behind the helm seating.
Good luck!
I've been on a Revenge W/T search off an on for a bit over a year now, no rush. I could find one locally probably, seen enough on CL, but none have been The One. Transporting this one and re-powering may make it prohibitive...but I'm going to look into it further. I'll ask for more pics tomorrow...dealer said he would take some additional ones if I wanted. I'm curious about the storage boxes too...never seen those before.
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| Jay Fitz |
Posted on 07/08/14 - 8:16 PM
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Silentpardner wrote:
If I am not mistaken, and I could be as I have no personal experience with the 22' Revenge models, those hatches are covering the 2 baitwells, 1 on each side of the center box, which is actually a removable fishbox. That is the usual layout that Boston Whaler used on their full transom Whaler Drive models in that era. These are not designed as storage lockers, but I am sure they could be used for storage.
Yes, thanks Silentpardner, I found that out upon further WD research...that transom layout is always part of the "Whaler Drive Package".
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| Ric232 |
Posted on 07/08/14 - 8:33 PM
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Central FL to Dallas, ~2200 miles round trip) for my last boat (not a Whaler). As much as I like mine, I honestly cannot say I'd do that for a Whaler.
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| Jay Fitz |
Posted on 07/09/14 - 12:59 PM
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Flippa, some additional pics of the helm storage:
http://i1365.photobucket.com/albums/r...1404935017
http://i1365.photobucket.com/albums/r...2b01de.jpg
http://i1365.photobucket.com/albums/r...1404934935
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| gchuba |
Posted on 07/09/14 - 1:20 PM
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Jay, I saw those seats once before and they are slick. I am building something similar with mahogany plywood for my captain's pilots seat. It currently sits a little too low to even serve as a leaning post. Only sitting on an aluminum swivel stand. I also have a teak access door inside the cuddy cabin directly in the middle of the partition wall separating the cabin from the anchor locker. Repowering will take up a chunk of change. It is rated for 240hp. Hope things work out. I completely gutted and rewired mine with two batteries. If it come to it feel free to contact. Good luck.
Garris
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| Jay Fitz |
Posted on 07/09/14 - 1:48 PM
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gchuba wrote:
Jay, I saw those seats once before and they are slick. I am building something similar with mahogany plywood for my captain's pilots seat. It currently sits a little too low to even serve as a leaning post. Only sitting on an aluminum swivel stand. I also have a teak access door inside the cuddy cabin directly in the middle of the partition wall separating the cabin from the anchor locker. Repowering will take up a chunk of change. It is rated for 240hp. Hope things work out. I completely gutted and rewired mine with two batteries. If it come to it feel free to contact. Good luck.
Garris
Thanks for the offer Garris. There are a lot of variables for this equation to come out right, and I'm just taking it one step at a time. I would repower with a used motor for now, maybe even a bit underpowered just to get in the water for the next few seasons and save some dollars that way. Also, I think a Whaler Drive can handle an even larger motor than the standard transom on the same hull.
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| gchuba |
Posted on 07/09/14 - 2:05 PM
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Jay, I know it is still preliminary. I believe the smallest hp for the 22ft Revenge to plane is 175hp but, Whaler archives have smaller motors than that for motoring that hull. Maybe the present motors can be saved, who knows. Have fun with it.
Garris
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| Jay Fitz |
Posted on 07/09/14 - 4:29 PM
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gchuba wrote:
Maybe the present motors can be saved, who knows.
I suppose that is part of the fun...right?
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| EJO |
Posted on 07/10/14 - 11:48 AM
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sraab928 wrote:
A fellow member checked it out for me.
If the boat is within an hour i would be glad to check it out for you (no charge just pay it forward) I've done it for others as they have for me. I enjoy looking at boats and can give you a pretty good assessment of condition.
Scott that is the way it should be. I too love to look at boats and do VSC's just because of that. but if somebody is looking for me to asses a boat and take pics I'll be happy to do so here in West MI even though Wing could also do it here and in FL
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| dgoodhue |
Posted on 07/11/14 - 12:50 AM
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How far I will drive to buy a vehicle or boat depends on how rare it is. I probably would not drive half way accross the for a 13' whaler, but i probably would for a 22' Revenge.
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