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Hello Good friends,

I joined the Whaler community this August with my first purchase of a 1991 Outrage. I am thrilled with the boat and the idea of owning/operating a Whaler. It's in pretty good shape but I want to play with it over the winter in the Garage.

Couple of things if anyone can help with advice. The caulking between floor compartments is clearly showing it's age with cracks and separations. Is there a rubberized stripping that anyone has used to fill these gaps or shall I use a conventional tube caulking ?

Also, is the foam directly under the floor? Does rain or sea water that seeps through this caulking come into contact with foam or is there another fiberglass cover between the boat floor and foam?

Also, My gas gauge is not working. Someone told me to unscrew the fuel intake fitting on the gunnel and to check for sticking "floating device" ? I'm a newbie to Whalers and mechanical stuff so have patience please. I'm thinking it's more of an electrical connection rather than a float thing but would like to hear all opinions.

Many, many thanks. This site has been so helpful.

I'm also looking for a cooler seat. Is there a particular Whaler type that fits in front of the centre console?

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John,

It would be helpful to know the year and size of your 1991 Outrage as the different models vary...

The Igloo Marine Coolers were and still are used in Boston Whaler boats.
You can find many, many photos of original parts in the OEM Parts photo section.
http://www.whalercentral.com/photogal...hoto_id=39

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Thanks for the cooler advice. The outrage that i have is a 1991 model year. I believe it was the last year the model was made before Brunswick changed the design. Is that correct ?

anyway, the floor has several circular access point to the bildge, gas tank ( at bow and stern) and then two long panels on either side with caulking between all panels.

Still would like to know if the foam is directly under the panels?

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Outrage 17
http://www.whalercentral.com/userphot...album_id=3

Outrage 19
http://www.whalercentral.com/userphot...album_id=5

Sounds like you are referring to the Outrage 19.
If that is the case, the foam of the hull is not exposed. The only exposed foam is around the fuel tank once you remove the fuel tank cover. This foam is only to fill the fuel tank cavity and has nothing to do with the foam in the hull.

GE Silicone caulk in almond is a good color match. You could buy the caulk from a Boston Whaler dealer but it might be the same thing.

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Thanks Joe.

I really adore this web site. Thanks for your devotion to it.

Any thoughts on the gas gage issue I mentioned. Should I remove the gas intake piece on gunnel and check for float sticking ? or is it more likely to be an electronic connection to gage in console?

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when i pulled the deck on my 92 frontier 25 i was surprised at the poor condition of my hoses they were rough as long as you're in the mood to tinker you might go one step further, change out hoses and hardware. it's great to know whats under there,be safe and have easy access to your fuel guage chris b

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your gauge problems are probably in the fuel sending unit which is directly on top of the tank under the round access panel to the left of where you stand behind the CC. take that cover off and carefully remove the fuel sending unit on top of the tank. Your tank was made by Florida Marine and it would be best if you called them. i did and they were very helpful.

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The gauge was mechanical and made by Rochester I believe.

They show something similar on their website. Look at the Senior and Junior face.
http://www.rochestergauges.com/Pages/.../M6200.pdf

Maybe others can elaborate more and give us the part number.

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