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| MW |
Posted on 06/16/08 - 6:31 PM
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I dunno, my 15' track's pretty damn well in a tight turn, not to mention that it's design in 1976 was pretty far out there, as far as "Mustang's" go, I'm pumpin 850 Hp out of mine, now back to "Whaler's", I think that some valid points are made, I also feel that my need's are met with the boat, I think I speak for most on "W/C" when I say "We're just damn glad we were able to get our Whalers into our lives", for most of us, these boat's did NOT just fall into our hands, we REALLY went out of our way to make sure we got what we wanted. I hear "Whaler Bashing" all the time, most of it is just jelousy, I just nod and say "Uh huh, sure, yep, yea, ya right", then I ask "What kind of boat do you own", then I say "What kind" ? no matter what kind they say...then I say "Sorry, I don't remember that kind going through the CHAIN SAW TEST". The little 13' sport has probably rescued more people than any other boat in the world, and "THAT" you can take to the bank !
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| Binkie |
Posted on 06/16/08 - 6:56 PM
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MW you ought to get into drag boating,and combine two hobbies into one. Not sure a Whaler would work though. Whaler bashers don`t even deserve the time it takes to discuss boats. My ex- b-in-l is not a Whaler basher, and most people who know boats know about their high resale value, and there military service.
[ur]http://www.dragboats.com/video/video.php[/url]
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| Binkie |
Posted on 06/16/08 - 6:57 PM
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http://www.dragboats.com/video/video.php/video.php
sorry
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| Bob Kemmler JR |
Posted on 06/16/08 - 7:18 PM
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During my short stint working for the offshore boat builder,I got to see a few repair projects he had going on. One was a mid to late 90's pathfinder, what a pile of junk. I think I still have the pictures of this "famous high quality" boat brand. It had one layer sloppily layed around the wooden stringers with all kinds of air voids and bare wooden spots, then they just chopper gunned all around it. As far as a Whaler being a waste of HP, just take a good look at other boats speeds with the same sized motors. I'm not knocking any brands, but I see guys with 17 Makos with 115's on them that barely get over 40 mph. A 17 Whaler will be damn near 10 mph faster. Look at the 19/21 Banana hulls, they can plane easily with 50-70 hp, don't think you'll see many other boats able to do that and still be ready for offshore duty. I get very tired of hearing how rough and wet Whalers ride, but when I ask for a smooth and dry riding example of a 13-17 ft boat I never get a reply.  I think the fact Whalers cost more (hold their value better) then other same sized boats makes some guys feel like they only have second best. I guess the truth hurts lmao
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| Fishmore |
Posted on 06/16/08 - 8:37 PM
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I could not let the Bayliner comment go by without saying something about it. I had a Bayliner Trophy for six years and that boat was great for it's intended purpose. When I sold the boat I got a fair price and the marine surveyor spent three hours going over the whole thing top to bottom and all he found was a little bit of moisture around one scupper (to repair he recommended remove it and recaulk and reinstall), one light bulb burned out (which I should have caught) and he found one dime size repair job I did on a chip in the gelcoat. I had a lot of guys joke about Bayliner until they fished out of mine and I always got compliments on what a great boat it was afterwards. No disrespect intended my experience with that boat was very positive. I ran through big seas (where it was breaking on the SF Bar), fished up to eighty miles offshore and had several long days where we had 200 plus miles of running. That boat never let me down and we caught lots of fish.
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| PJHarold |
Posted on 06/17/08 - 7:05 AM
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Read this story from the Port San Luis - Morro Bay Fishing Forum, California.
http://www.fishreports.net/fishing/me...16781.html
Look for post authored by Max Sconyers.
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A story about Fathers Day … Survival
Not only a good reason for choosing a Whaler for safety reasons but also the ensuing liabilities Max may face as result of the sinking.
Paul Harold
Hollywood Hills, California
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| alohajim |
Posted on 06/19/08 - 2:48 AM
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Joe Kriz wrote:
Boston Whaler boats in general aren't for everyone.
Besides what we like about our Whalers, there is one major factor that lead me to purchasing my first 13' Whaler.
Whalers DO NOT sink. You can't sink them. You can cut them into tiny little pieces and you still can't sink them. You can blow them up, shoot them full of holes and they still won't sink.
PERIOD..... They do NOT sink...
Now we have the others that will try and downgrade the above statement by telling us they will still turn over... Duh.... Almost all boats will turn over. We weren't talking about that in the above statement. We said the boat will NOT sink.... Some people just won't accept that fact.
Even if a Whaler flips over, it still floats and you can use the upturned boat as a floating device.
You've all heard my statement and maybe read it on the Boston Whaler E-magazine along with Mike's statement about how we both ended up buying our first Whalers. You can read the article on the Boston Whaler Owners Club site.
There are a lot of other well made boats out there but not a lot of well made boats that won't sink.
I prefer to keep my Whaler in Joe's locker.... NOT Davy Jones' locker....
Well said. In Hawaii, most all boating, whether bay or coastal, is in the Pacific Ocean. There's always a cross current or nasty seas that can come up quickly. And, because of all that, there's nothing like the confidence that a Boston Whaler will not sink. Period. In fact, like a foam ball, most of it will still be above water no matter how much it fills up. I wouldn't want to depend on a bilge pump to keep a boat above water in sloppy seas.
mahalo
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Posted on 06/19/08 - 9:46 AM
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McAekho wrote:
Read this story from the Port San Luis - Morro Bay Fishing Forum, California.
http://www.fishreports.net/fishing/me...3/284.html
Look for post authored by Max Sconyers.
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Posted on Sunday, June 15, 2008 - 10:57 am:
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A story about Fathers Day … Survival
Not only a good reason for choosing a Whaler for safety reasons but also the ensuing liabilities Max may face as result of the sinking.
Paul Harold
Hollywood Hills, California
That was an incredible story. If he would have had a Whaler.......
Cliff
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| scrimshaw |
Posted on 06/23/08 - 7:52 AM
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When to my archives and found the answer !
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| Skinny Dip |
Posted on 07/07/08 - 9:14 AM
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I've had my montauk close to 40 miles offshore several times. Some people call me stupid. I call it confident in my boat. Never seen another boat that size out there with me. She's never let me down. May not have been let down by a 17 mako, but don't want to find out.
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| gorji |
Posted on 07/07/08 - 11:18 AM
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I owe my life, my wife's, sister's along with daugther and nephew to an unsinkable Monatuk. Had the boat been sinkable, I would not be here today.
There is no reason (for me) to buy any other boat but a whaler.
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Posted on 07/07/08 - 12:26 PM
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gorji wrote:
I owe my life, my wife's, sister's along with daugther and nephew to an unsinkable Monatuk. Had the boat been sinkable, I would not be here today.
There is no reason (for me) to buy any other boat but a whaler.
What's your story gorgi?
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| Mr T |
Posted on 07/08/08 - 9:48 AM
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and, so?
I'm new to the forum here but not to others and I don't see an issue at all. If the guys thinks the boat needs too much power, ok he might be right.
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| rcmickey |
Posted on 07/12/08 - 11:41 AM
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Well each one of us has something inside us that drove us to a Whaler. No amount of logic will ever change that. I wish I understood that better before I sold my 13Ft twin 25Hp Whaler. I got me a bigger boat (not much bigger) because it made more sense. Well guess what not one day goes by that I dont MISS MY BOSTON WHALER.......
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| Binkie |
Posted on 07/12/08 - 5:48 PM
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The first Whaler I ever laid eyes on was a 13 footer in 1958, on display, if front of a fishing tackle store. I was a teenager and was with my Dad. I remember our comments. "What a strange little boat". Little did I know at the time.
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| MW |
Posted on 07/13/08 - 4:41 AM
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When the USCG Zodiac had trouble getting into the shallow's to perform a "rescue", they could have asked ANY other boat there to help, they pointed at my little 15 foot "Whaler" and asked ME, they boarded my boat and we got the rescue done in a very short time, back board and all, I got an "Atta Boy" from the USCG, and a GREAT "Whaler memory" knowing that MY LITTLE Whaler, helped save a life ! It performed flawlessly when called to duty...for ME there's only 2 types of boats, "Boston Whaler's" and then there's "Everything else".
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| John Fyke |
Posted on 07/13/08 - 6:56 AM
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renoduckman wrote:
People who dont like Whalers usually cant afford one! And they probably have a Bayliner with dry rot in the botton!
John Fyke
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| zach_gaucher |
Posted on 07/14/08 - 8:15 AM
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I'm sixteen years old and over the last eleven years my family has owned six boats. Our 18 Outrage that we sold last winter outperformed our 17' Four Winns and our 21' Four Winns Coast Runner with ese. We never once took water over our bow and with a 150 HP Johnson that boat clocked in at 52.6. After buying a 24' Pursuit and being whalerless for nearly 5 months we are now picking up our 1982 13' SS tonight.
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| CES |
Posted on 07/14/08 - 9:47 AM
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Fantastic news!! Good luck with your 13'.
Cliff
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| egerrity |
Posted on 07/14/08 - 10:07 AM
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Its like getting a good haircut.. you keep going back.
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