Thread subject: Whaler Central - Boston Whaler Boat Information and Photos :: 1985 15' center console
Posted by surfskating on 02/27/13 - 10:05 PM
#1
I just picked up a 15' Center Console through Govliqiuidation.com. I ended up buying the hull for $480! I was so excited to pick it up as this was my biggest whaler yet. Coming from a 9' i guess anything is bigger. After loading it up i notice that it was a Red dot. I'm now in the process of filling all the old fitting holes and prepping it to re gel coat it. Any one compared hull weights between red dot and non red dot?
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Id like it to end up looking as clean as my nine.
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Edited by surfskating on 02/27/13 - 10:17 PM
Posted by Bake on 02/28/13 - 12:28 AM
#2
I can not answer your question on the weight of the hull. I just wanted to comment that judging by your 9 footer the 15 will be a thing of beauty when you are done.
Posted by jamesgt727 on 03/26/13 - 10:46 PM
#3
Boy I remember my 15 acquisition day, I happen to have a 9' tender too! My 15 is "almost" done. I wish you luck in the resto! Please post photos. Let me know if you need any 15 advice!
Posted by surfskating on 03/26/13 - 11:06 PM
#4
Thanks! I'll try and some up soon. I've been posting my progress on bloody decks. Check it out . Let me know what you think. http://www.bdoutdoors.com/forums/check-out-my-boat/485833-15-boston-whaler-rebirth.html
Posted by jamesgt727 on 03/26/13 - 11:17 PM
#5
Really nice project, check mine out on my personal page link, let me know what you think, we just molded new floors today.
It's a 1987 15 Sport we nicknamed Black Max
Posted by surfskating on 03/27/13 - 8:52 AM
#6
I really like the wood rails matched with the dark hull. Is that a blue or black? How did you make your decks? What are you doing for a console?
I ended up sanding off the non skid and mixing gelcoat with cabosil and rolling them on. It turned out pretty nice! I got the idea from this site http://www.goodoldboat.com/pdfs/Redo_your_non-skid.pdf.
Posted by surfskating on 03/27/13 - 8:57 AM
#7
Just saw your bench seats nice!
Posted by jamesgt727 on 03/27/13 - 12:33 PM
#8
Thanks, the hull is Orca Black
Posted by huckelberry145 on 03/27/13 - 1:47 PM
#9
James, awsome job on the boat. The wood rubrail is a trip :-)
Posted by barefootin on 03/27/13 - 6:50 PM
#10
Same year / model as mine. Best of luck with it.
Enjoy!
Posted by Binkie on 03/28/13 - 9:41 AM
#11
How did you bend the mahogany for the rubrail. I have bent oak by steaming it. Will mahogany bend like that?
rich
Posted by jamesgt727 on 03/28/13 - 11:12 AM
#12
It's cut and carved from a big piece of mahogany. The rub rail is five pcs total, it was never bent. The shipwright, fit every pc by hand. It's being built by a professional "shipwright". I stress that...because I was told not to call him a carpenter or a "wood guy" when we were introduced! (Inside joke). It's getting wrapped with 1" SS with little harpoons. Pretty cool in person.
SOrry to get off topic...Sweet boat Surfskating...I will monitor the progress BD site. Did you test for hull water? Some of your early photos show some classic signs, were you able to weigh the bare hull?
Edited by jamesgt727 on 03/28/13 - 3:44 PM
Posted by surfskating on 03/28/13 - 6:45 PM
#13
I did and the only place i found some was where the bench seats mounted. it was moist so i let it air dry for a few days and scraped out the foam that had moisture. I drilled a hole in the transom and it was dry. I bought it in the high desert which was a plus. Its a Red Dot hull so i don't think the weight will match up with a standard hull. It took 4 guys to flip and lift it onto the trailer. I tried really hard to find soft spots and wasn't able to. Its built like a brick sh*t house...
Posted by jamesgt727 on 03/28/13 - 7:08 PM
#14
Great news, mine was a trailer stored outdoor boat, some "mo" installed a troll motor on the bow without sealing the holes, and cut a 6" port hole to wire it. I spent weeks drying the hull. I wish I would have known about those heavier duty hulls like yours, I would have searched harder. The standard one like mine is a little wimpy, compared to the gel, glass, and transom thickness of my other similar boat. Keep them photos coming!
Posted by CES on 03/29/13 - 9:14 AM
#15
When's the water test???
Also...no video, no proof....then it really didn't happen. Lol...
Post of a video too when she runs for the first time!
Edited by CES on 03/29/13 - 9:15 AM
Posted by Binkie on 03/29/13 - 10:18 AM
#16
OK, I should have looked at all your pics before I made that post. I saw it was cut from wide pieces and not bent. I replaced a rotted oak stem on a boat by putting the cut piece of oak in a galvanized pipe full of water with some small holes in the top and setting the tube in a fire, and boiling the water. the oak came out very flexable until it cooled. I don't know if mahogany would bend like that. Maybe your shipwright can tell you. Carpenters who built planked wooden boats are on the top of the heap when it comes to carpenters. They are mostly all gone now. I worked as an apprentice carpenter during the summers for a wooden boatbuilder on Long Island in the late '50's. I mostly swept up sawdust and carried wood planks. I did learn a couple of things, though. Then fiberglass boats became popular, The rest is history, funny, the wooden builders though it was a fad,----at first, then jumped into the game.
Posted by wing15601 on 03/29/13 - 12:14 PM
#17
Here is a link to a small sailboat I built. The rails are mahogany, two 8 foot pieces scarfed together and glued with epoxy thickened with cabosil. They were placed onto the boat over a period of about 2.5 days and left clamped in place for a week to take a set, before gluing and screwing, again using epoxy thickened with cabosil. If you take your time you can bend mahogany about this much. but any more I would steam it well. (actually boil it.)
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Posted by Binkie on 03/30/13 - 5:10 AM
#19
very nice job on the sailboat. I think the front corners would be the only problem with the Whaler.
rich
Posted by jamesgt727 on 04/02/13 - 7:41 AM
#20
surfskating, how the project coming along?
Posted by EJO on 04/04/13 - 12:08 PM
#21
Binkie wrote:
I don't know if mahogany would bend like that. Maybe your shipwright can tell you. Carpenters who built planked wooden boats are on the top of the heap when it comes to carpenters. They are mostly all gone now. The rest is history, funny, the wooden builders though it was a fad,----at first, then jumped into the game.
Yes you can steam-bend mahogany, the problem is finding "real" mahogany. Most wood sold here in the States under the mahogany name are Khaya, Sapele, and Lauan. The first 2 are also called African Mahogany and lauan is from the Philippines but nothing like the real Phillippine mahogany as used by the old Chris-Crafts and the like. American (South) Mahogany can still be had for large amounts of dollars Phil.Mahog. is law forbidden to export/import. Bottom line you use a substitute and stain it to look like the old mahogany. As to your comment about the shipwrights are mostly gone is not true there are still many out there and schools can't keep up with the demand.
Real boats are build out of wood and still are being build out of wood. Production boats are being build out of FG as we don't want to pay for the craftsman labor to build and keep up a real boat.
Don't mis-read what I said above I love my BW but loved my CC's more.
Posted by surfskating on 04/06/13 - 2:52 PM
#22
I just got the new yamaha F70 mounted, Installed a Teleflex NFB steering box and cable in the console along with a multifuntion gauge and top mount 704 Binicale control. Yesterday afternoon i was able to finish up wetsanding and buffing the interior and exterior. The exterior is shiney but id like to sand and buff it one more time to get a more glassy finish. I'm waiting on the rigging harness, key start , control cables and a piece of anti skid starboard for the rigging channel and forward hatch. Once I get these parts I've got a day rigging and electrical work. I also have to hang the boat from the crane to apply bottom paint. I'm trying to get everything set for her to run then i'll start to add a stereo and nav. It should be a few weeks till she is seaworthy.
Edited by surfskating on 04/06/13 - 3:01 PM
Posted by jamesgt727 on 04/20/13 - 12:49 PM
#23
Could you post some new links to the latest photos please?!?
Posted by surfskating on 04/22/13 - 10:13 AM
#24
Uploaded photos to my Personal page. Its now under 15' sport cc.
Posted by jamesgt727 on 04/22/13 - 12:25 PM
#25
surf, great job both boats look great.
Posted by surfskating on 04/22/13 - 12:37 PM
#26
Thank You!
Posted by jamesgt727 on 04/27/13 - 9:15 AM
#27
Sorry to just notice, but I love the wood ring under the compass.
Posted by wing15601 on 04/27/13 - 9:57 AM
#28
There is a place called Alva Hardwoods and I bought real Philippine mahogany from him a couple of years ago. The guy is knowledgable and honest and carries just about every species of exotic wood. He has a nationwide list of regular customers and keeps odd hours. Google his site and maybe he can help you.
Posted by surfskating on 04/29/13 - 8:58 PM
#29
Thank you. It adds a nice touch to the compass. I had the boat out this weekend and I was able to get her up 42mph. If I change the prop I'm sure ill be able to go much faster. Kinda too fast as is! Still giving the latter back seat some coats of varnish. Once it's finish my wife is adding her touch by ordering some custom sunbrella cushions.
Posted by jamesgt727 on 05/02/13 - 4:53 PM
#30
Surf, check in with Tom W Clark in regard to prop selection on your setup.