Thread subject: Whaler Central - Boston Whaler Boat Information and Photos :: Interesting Ray Hunt/Whaler article
Posted by myakka on 09/08/10 - 3:12 AM
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Thanks
Posted by MW on 09/08/10 - 4:23 AM
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That 12 meter sail boat looks fantastic, I love New England boat designs ! So Classy !
Posted by CES on 09/08/10 - 5:06 AM
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Thanks for the article Dave.
Posted by Binkie on 09/30/10 - 3:10 AM
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Great article about Ray Hunt. I had read that when Hunt and Fisher first tested the first prototype 13 footer on long Island Sound in 1957 it was such a rough riding boat that Hunt decided to build a hook into the bottom on the mold for the production boats scheduled for first production in 1958, and never tested the results of the hooked bottom, and as a result the boat lives with that for better or worse. I always wondered if they could have redesigned the bottom and done better. Another thing I noticed in the bow on photo of the smirked 13 footer in the article that I never noticed before are the two lifting strakes on the center V hull. My unsmirked `61 hull doesn`t have these and also has more of a pronounced keel.
Posted by jziegler on 11/05/10 - 8:45 PM
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Great article. Thanks for posting it. You guys may enjoy www.bertram31.com to see more about Ray Hunt. It is a great site with lots of good boat stuff. Two best boats ever build are the 13' Whaler and the 31' Bertram.
Joe
Posted by whalerman on 11/07/10 - 12:49 PM
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Yes, I to would have to agree on that. Thanks for sharing the article with us Dave.
Posted by Derwd24 on 11/07/10 - 3:08 PM
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Glad you guys enjoyed it. Learning about how it all came together, the balsa wood pram idea, foam Salifish, then the 13' prototype provide a great glimpse into how things got started back in the early days.