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Original engine on the 1970 13 foot Whaler
Labrat3	#1  Posted on 10/28/13 - 6:11 PM
Member Posts: 53 Comments: 1 Joined: 06/30/10	Does anyone know what the "original" factory equipped motor or motors that came with the 1970 Boston Whaler 13 foot Sport with remote steering? Thank you !
Joe Kriz	#2  Posted on 10/28/13 - 6:27 PM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11447 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	Absolutely no motor whatsoever. They did not come with motors. That was left up to the dealer or the buyer.
huckelberry145	#3  Posted on 10/28/13 - 7:42 PM
Member Posts: 401 Comments: 3 Joined: 03/10/12	Someone correct me if I'm wrong but i think the limit on the old rope pulley steering is 20 hp. Teleflex steering will let you go to 40 hp.
Finnegan	#4  Posted on 10/28/13 - 9:56 PM
Member Posts: 1926 Comments: 16 Joined: 05/02/08	I remember those days well, and almost all of the 13's were DEALER powered with OMC 2 cylinder 33's or 40's. Wire cable pulley steering was used. It was a terrible engine, and not very powerful. Occasionally you would see a 13 Sport powered by a 35HP 2 cylinder Mercury, also not a very good engine even though it was 2 cylinders of the famous Merc in-line 6. Because of the lousy 35 Merc, I chose to power mine with a 4 cylinder 50 HP Mercury, a very sophisticated engine for it's time. It had Thunderbolt electronic ignition and through-hub exhaust, which the OMC 40's did not have. In those days, it seemed like the majority of the Whaler dealers were OMC affiliated.
huckelberry145	#5  Posted on 10/29/13 - 6:17 AM
Member Posts: 401 Comments: 3 Joined: 03/10/12	You're right Finnegan, I forgot my dad's first whaler was a late 1970's 13 with a rope steered 35.
kamie	#6  Posted on 10/29/13 - 7:02 AM
Member Personal Page Project Albums Posts: 2975 Comments: 3 Joined: 11/04/05	huckelberry145 wrote: Someone correct me if I'm wrong but i think the limit on the old rope pulley steering is 20 hp. Teleflex steering will let you go to 40 hp. Nope, Tiller steering was limited to 20 or 25 HP and remote steering was up to 40HP
huckelberry145	#7  Posted on 10/29/13 - 7:45 AM
Member Posts: 401 Comments: 3 Joined: 03/10/12	kamie wrote: huckelberry145 wrote: Someone correct me if I'm wrong but i think the limit on the old rope pulley steering is 20 hp. Teleflex steering will let you go to 40 hp. Nope, Tiller steering was limited to 20 or 25 HP and remote steering was up to 40HP Sorry y'all, I should have checked my references first.