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i just bought one - it's a 1974 Boston Whaler Imperial, 17 ft fiberglass solid tri-hull with an 85hp Evinrude Starflight of the same year... before i bought the boat, i searched all over the place for any information on it, but couldn't find it. i decided to buy the boat anyway, because it was screaming deal. does anyone know anything about this line of boats from BW, or has anyone at least heard of the Imperial??? thanks in advance for your helpful replies!

here's a kind of far-off profile shot of it:
[img]http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h286/goodygrant/newboat.jpg[/img]
(click on thumbnail to enlarge)
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BottomDweller,

To my knowledge whaler never made an Imperial model...Do you have more pictures? Did the seller claim the boat to be a whaler? Do you have a HIN# for the boat. That will quickly tell you who the manufacture is. All Boston Whaler civilian HIN#'s start with BWC.

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the Hull's Identification # is ALS06036M74K.

what the hell. so it's not a whaler? isn't it fraudulent to claim it is before a sale when it isn't?

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Your boat is not a whaler. If it was claimed as a whaler when sold and you can prove it you have a claim in small claims court. But in the end there is a 50/50 chance the court will rule that it is up to the buyer to verify all information to be true before purchase.

There are a lot of old boats out there that people and claiming to be whalers. Seems like if it has a tri hull it is listed as a whaler. Most of the mislabeled whalers I see are actually Dell Quay Dory , Mckee Craft's, or others. Gulfcoast Boats directly ripped off whalers hulls.
http://www.gulfcoastboats.net/

Search that HIN number this is what was found.
http://www.uscgboating.org/recalls/mi...spx?id=ALS

Details for Manufacturer Identification Code ALS

MIC:
ALS

Status:
Out of Business

Company:
ALL SEASON INDUST MNGMNT CORP

Company Official:
ENRIETTO, JOHN

Parent Company:


Parent MIC:


Address:
P.O. BOX 597

City:
ROANOKE

State:
IN

Zip:
46783

Country:


Phone:
2196723335

Fax:


In Business:
8/29/1972 12:00:00 AM

Out of Business:
7/31/1997 12:00:00 AM

Date Modified:
3/28/2001 12:00:00 AM

Type:
Outboards, Open Motorboats, Jon BoatsInboard/Outboard, Sterndrive, Inboard/Outdrive

Additional Address:
FACTORY: ALL SEASON INDUSTRIES MANAGEMENT CORP INTERSTATE 69 MARKLE IN 46770

Comments:
CURRENT PER MSO LOU 16765 910301; POB 327 180 LOGAN MARKLE IN 46770. BSC 73 UPDATE 920208. 931028 CALL FM MANUF. SAYS HE'S BEEN OOB SINCE 1991. NEW COMPANY NAME PH NO. AND FACTORY LOCATION; ASSIGNED SAME MIC; NOW USING IMPERIAL ONLY AS MODEL NAME. 03/28/2001 OOB PER RNI Stopped building boats Jun/Jul 1997; most assets sold. Does not intend to ever build boats again; does not care if MIC is cancelled

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well, thanks for the help, jeff. i'm sad it isn't quite what i thought it was, but i still got a smokin' deal and i'm just gonna chalk it down to experience for my next boat purchase (hopefully a real boston whaler) -- thanks again

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Bottom Dweller,

Here is another listing for a Classic Boston Whaler that sold on eBay for $200.00....

It was listed as a Boston Whaler Citation which there is No such thing that looks like this....
Misleading Ad

I would assume that there are still people that would try and sell us the Brooklyn Bridge...

Sorry you didn't get what you thought you were getting.