Whaler Central - Boston Whaler Boat Information and Photos

Posted by ritzyrags on 10/03/13 - 12:44 PM

Got me thinking today about what I would be personally feeling like when my Whaler is gone.
When I say gone I mean either that this gem has been sold, given away or passed on to chosen parties.
As a background,I have spent a good part of living days working on the water and never miss a chance to get back to the soothing ponds.
I think that having owned and enjoyed the Brand, and enjoyed working with the hulls, there will always be a special spot in there for me to go back to.
And Yes, this was me doubling back in my tracks to stop and look at the latest Whaler for sale or parked in transit.
What would you do after having sold the Whaler?
Well.. Look for another one of course.
Great Ladies and nice hulls will always turn my head.
What would you do if you were in those shoes?
There could be some fun generating thoughts in filling the survey..

Edited by ritzyrags on 10/03/13 - 12:47 PM

Posted by blacksmithdog on 10/03/13 - 12:53 PM

"Buy and sell Whalers for profit."

That's just funny. =8-)

My wife and I have this conversation every time we are selling a boat. It is something like:

Her - Why are you trying to sell it for only $10,000? You have $18,000 in it!!!

Me - Well, the market value of it is only $8,000.....

Posted by kamie on 10/03/13 - 3:39 PM

ROFLOL
1. sure, providing you can find clients who are willing to pay. You might of course have to branch out to repairing Grady's or other highend boats.

2. possibly doable, but your standards would have to lower or at some point you would need to quit adding up all the money you have into a boat repairing it

3. if your going to purchase a Grady White, much easier to become a Grady guru who used to own a Whaler but realized his mistake.

I vote to restore whalers because it's fun and you learn a lot but realize it will never make you a ton of cash.

Posted by Marko888 on 10/03/13 - 5:38 PM

As for life after a Whaler, why are there not some other, more relevant choices, such as:

1 - Spend less time cleaning, polishing, repairing, upgrading, and buying gasoline.
2 - Ride my motorcycles a lot more
3 - Try to figure out what to do with all of the money saved by not owning a boat!
4 - Buy a classic Porsche...conveniently taking care of #3
5 - Map the geographic locations of all friends with Whalers, and make plans to go visit them...and maybe do some fishing!

Posted by jamesgt727 on 11/28/13 - 7:33 AM

#16

Someone texted me these photos this morning to show you all that it is possible to professionally restore, and buy and sell for profit. Apparently, it just takes commitment to the process and a little bit of drive, but it is possible to do this activity as a business, because it is being done, these photos are from this morning. It's not my business, but I know them well.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/82ve59jt3af...6%20PM.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/s/mybusszhab5...8%20PM.jpg

Down here, boats like this https://www.dropbox.com/s/tp4nscfnqz6...9%20AM.jpg are bought cheap, this one was purchased last Friday for $500. exactly as you see it.

As a side note, I got to see and touch this 13 this morning, and I am no professional, but, for the love of (insert) please stop painting these precious boats in a garage, this one the owner sold as "restored", the painted surfaces I have seen on these old classic boats do not hold up, at least in Florida. Painting is not restoring, (painting is painting).

I'll always have a Whaler.

Edited by jamesgt727 on 11/28/13 - 7:45 AM

Posted by jlh49 on 11/28/13 - 10:01 AM

#17

I sold my 1979 22' Outrage purchased September 1979, in May 1988, and bought a 1988 Mako 231. I used the Mako for two years before selling it and purchasing the 1989 22' Outrage in May 1990, that I currently own. The two years without my Whaler were wrenching at times, mainly because the Mako was extremely wet in any crosswind, and just the overall satisfaction of the ownership of a Whaler over a Mako!

Posted by Binkie on 12/12/13 - 7:43 PM

#20

James, your comment (and I am no professional, but, for the love of (insert) please stop painting these precious boats in a garage) seems to me is an affront to the folks like myself and others on this site who love to work on and restore and customize our Whalers and we call ourselves amateurs becuase we are not doing it for money but only for the self satisfaction that comes from doing a job yourself that the average check writer could not comprehend. As far as making money doing this kind of work that is no secret. I've made money on every boat I've owned and I rebuilt or restored them all. The best I personally have done is when I restored a 1967 25 foot Bertram Bahia Mar back in 1980. I had 12k into the boat when I finished it, and I fished it hard for three years off Ft. Myers, and the sold it for 20k. And that was 1980 money. And BTW I personally painted the boat myself as I did on all my boats with AwlGrip, It takes a lot more skill to paint with polyurethane paint and the material is alot more expensive that a bucket of gelcoat and some sandpaper. The painted boats you looked at were most likely painted with house paint. There is a difference. Most of the really expensive yachts and sportfisherman are finished with AwlGrip. from the day they were first launched. There is no way you can get that Awlgripped look with gel coat.

http://www.awlgrip.com/about-us/sport...erman.aspx

Posted by jamesgt727 on 12/13/13 - 5:49 AM

#21

B, I see and understand. I am not in this business, but I know people who are and do. I am constantly in contact as I am in collector mode and actively seek boats to buy for my own consumption. During my searches, and without fail, the painted boats that are brought in are twice as much work to "restore" than ones that have not been painted. This is frustrating for me as a customer who has to pay for the rework. I have been looking for more 15' hulls as I have recently acquired a "mischief deck cap" (that btw has been awlgrip painted too) and its a disaster as well. I don't care if you paint or gel that is your choice. Just stop using the word restore and paint in the same sentence....I guess.

Posted by Binkie on 12/13/13 - 7:15 AM

#22

James, I never use the word restore, as any Whaler I own is a custom as is your black 15 footer. The thing I like about that custom job is the mahogany rubrail. I may do that to my 15 footer as well down the road a bit, but I have a new original one to install for now. The word restore is used loosely here. When they have boat shows like they have car shows and award points for correct restoration, and values of restored boats are higher than customs, then the word restore will mean something. When I bought my 15 footer the interior was painted with some cheap enamel and was a bitch to sand off. Fortunately the exterior was in good original shape and wasn't touched. It only required alot of sanding and polishing to look new. The interior I painted with Awlgrip and had Finishmasters Automotive and Industrial Paint in Largo make me an exact match to Whaler Desert Tan. I cut out a piece of the original side console, sanded and polished it and thats what they used as a match. Their formula for Whaler Desert Tan is on record now for anyone who wants it. The interior is alot more glossy than the exterior, but I like it that way. In Florida its hard to find any classic Whaler that doesn't need refinishing, but there are some. A few years ago there was a "72 Montauk in Hernando Beach that was borught down here from Michigan, and spent 20 years stored in a garage there. No spider cracks at all anywhere and the hull although dirty only needed cleaning and polishing. No motor, steel trailer, 3k. I would have bought it but Montauks are not my thing. I mentioned it on this site and someone from the Fl. east coast bought it.

Posted by ritzyrags on 12/13/13 - 7:12 PM

#23

And to stay ON TOPIC..AND VOTE
"Got me thinking today about what I would be personally feeling like when my Whaler is gone.
When I say gone I mean either that this gem has been sold, given away or passed on to chosen parties.
What would you do after having sold the Whaler?
What would you do if you were in those shoes?

Posted by ritzyrags on 12/15/13 - 7:32 PM

#25

After having conferred with my crusty salty Friends
I came to understand that you can take the true boater from his Whaler
But will always fail to get the Whaler mentality out of him.
One way or another there will always be
Whaler objects, some Whaler rendez vous or Whaler related spare parts that will be the "fun thing"to buy, sell or pass around and meet
One of Life true little pleasures;)

Edited by ritzyrags on 12/15/13 - 7:34 PM

Posted by EJO on 01/21/14 - 6:39 AM

#26

rvschulz wrote:
this is my last boat -

That is what my wife (the Admiral) said too when we bought the Whaler,

We'll see ;-)

Thanks,
Skipper E-J

M/V "Clumsy Cleat" 2008 Boston Whaler Montauk 4/s 60 HP Mercury
S/V "Bulls Eye" 1993 12' Ohler Built Sloop rigged Dinghy
M/V "Dink" 1985 Achilles Pro 400 with 2/s 25 HP Evinrude
ex. S/V "Sailmates" 1972 Irwin 32' Classic Sloop
ex M/V "Dad Gawn Crazy" 1962 Chris-Craft 31' Futura Twin inboard 185 HP each
ex M/V "Dad Gawn Crazy" 1961 Chris-Craft 27' Sea Skiff with single inboard 350 HP
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