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I frequent this message board for information quite a bit and decided I should start contributing and adding to the wealth of knowledge here.
I am not new to Whalers. I've had a few over the years. I've had a Whaler ever since I got my boater's license at age 12. I've lived on the Chesapeake Bay my entire life and spent countless hours on the water.
My previous Whalers:
1986 13 Sport/1986 Mercury 35 - No pics of this one. It was before camera phones were really a 'thing.'
My Dad is also a Whaler fan, but he doesn't have an account here. If he did he probably wouldn't post much anyway.
He had a 22 Revenge for a while, but he's been the proud owner of a 1991 25 Walkaround for the past 20 years or so. He re-powered it in 2005 with twin Yamaha 200 HPDI's.
Glad you decided to say hello! Yes, its a great site, been a member since 06 i believe. Nice photo's of the boats, got to say i like your dads. Nice sunset shot too!
Well after a quick Perchin' trip the Bay decided to rear her ugly head this past weekend. It went from a bit choppy to downright rude. I had 6 people including me on board. When we left home about an hour and a half before wind was 5-10 and waves were about 1 foot. On the return trip we could only make about 6/8 knots in the head on conditions. Waves were 4-6 feet and wind was nearly 20 knots.
I decided to seek safe harbor (about 5 miles from home port) and arrange for the trailer to pick me up. This was some of the roughest water I've seen in a while on the Chesapeake.
No complaints about the boat. I couldn't have asked for anything better. She returned captain and crew to port safely (even though it wasn't home).
Moral of the story: Swallow your maritime pride and take the safe route. I've seen too many 'accidents' happen. I'm not about to risk life and limb when I know there is a safer option.
Here are a few pics of my trip last week. I kept my boat on the Severn River all last week. Even the roughest day on the river is a calm day on the Chesapeake!
