Whaler Central - Boston Whaler Boat Information and Photos

Posted by schnaarf on 01/08/08 - 3:32 PM

Hi, my first post here - i need a bit of help!

I am at southampton solent uni in england studying yacht production & surveying and i am currently doing a project at uni on the construction methods of a boat over 6m. I have chose a dauntless 200 however this has to be a detailed report and i am having trouble finding good in depth material on how boston whalers are constructed.

I have found bits and pieces but i was hoping someone could tell me more on the resin systems, reinforcement systems and cores that BW use, or where i can find this information.

thanks a lot
Steven Cooper

Posted by highspeed_jd on 01/08/08 - 4:05 PM

Welcome aboard. You've come to the right place. Whaler uses a Unibond system. That means that they inject the foam and it expands and adheres to the fiberglass of the hull. There are a few more here that can give you a more indepth answer on how they do it.

Jesse

Posted by Phil T on 01/08/08 - 4:39 PM

Welcome!

Tom Clark is one of the senior experts who can help you. While you wait, consider reading these articles from another whaler owners site:

Construction Patent Information http://continuouswave.com/whaler/refe...atent.html
13 foot hull development http://continuouswave.com/whaler/refe...esign.html
Factory tour (great photos) http://www.whalercentral.com/readarti...icle_id=68

Hope his helps.

Cheers!

Posted by schnaarf on 01/09/08 - 6:51 AM

thanks for the replys, i had found a couple of those articles but the patent one was very useful. Is the patent still pretty much the way BW are still made?

Posted by Phil T on 01/09/08 - 9:14 AM

The Dauntless 200 is made in the same fashion. Hull with deck and foam injected. The larger model boats add a third "top" piece for a cuddy or cabin. i.e Conquest line.

Maybe you could convince the professor and your banker that a trip to Edgewater and a factory tour is required. It is nice and warm there :)