Got my Boston Whaler in the water!!!

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tiretrx

Discussion Starter · Jul 8, 2013

A friend and I purchased this 1982 13' Boston Whaler a couple months ago. It came with a 1988 25hp Tohatsu and an EZLoad trailer. We have been working on it slowly, but with a four day weekend and the snapper fishing and blue claw crab season upon us, we vowed to get her in the water this past weekend. Mission accomplished.

I had always wanted a Whaler, but one for the right price never came along till this one. We paid $1000 for the package. The trailer is in excellent shape. The engine ran well, but needed some TLC. The mechanicals, including the steering were all frozen or darn near. The boat itself had great bones, with a solid straight hull, but had been neglected for a couple seasons by the look of it. That's were most of the work went. Mostly just time. The wood seats and trim were taken out, sanded and urethaned. The console was toast. So, I threw one together out of some cedar planking I had laying around. All the screw holes were MarineTexed. Drain tubes were replaced. I made a new front hatch lid out of a piece of plastic(?) AZEK house molding material. After this season I'm replacing all the wood, and the entire boat is being painted. But for the next 3 months, she'll be more than fine and we'll have some serious fun! Some pics just before we headed to the water.

The console I fired together. I'm designing a new one out of mahogany. It will be in the center and higher.

This is on a creek in my town. It leads out to Long Island's Great South Bay.

The Tohatsu pushes the Whaler along real nice. It was a great day.

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matt167

· #2 · Jul 8, 2013

Nice Whaler.

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tiretrx

Discussion Starter · #3 · Jul 8, 2013

Thanks Matt, going to do a bit of snapper fishing tonight :fing32:

APinNY

· #4 · Jul 8, 2013

Ellis, those Whalers are some of the best built boats. Very stable. Nice work! Those snappers don't stand a chance.

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Mike X485

· #5 · Jul 8, 2013

Ellis, Nice job on the Whaler, looks good. :thThumbsU

glenn27

· #6 · Jul 8, 2013

>>>>>>>>>>>>>

So that's what happened to those old pallets I left out back.....:sidelaugh

Seriously--anything will do in a pinch--Fish now (safely) and fix it right later on.

What bait are you using for stripers? Lead jig heads with a trailer? Maybe a strip of white meat?

Inquireing minds here need to know----

darn, wish I was there----:dunno:

glenn

tiretrx

Discussion Starter · #7 · Jul 9, 2013

APinNY said:
Ellis, those Whalers are some of the best built boats. Very stable. Nice work! Those snappers don't stand a chance.

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They are legendary, Al. Well earned, IMO.

Mike X485 said:
Ellis, Nice job on the Whaler, looks good. :thThumbsU

Thanks, Mike.

glenn27 said:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>

So that's what happened to those old pallets I left out back.....:sidelaugh

Seriously--anything will do in a pinch--Fish now (safely) and fix it right later on.

What bait are you using for stripers? Lead jig heads with a trailer? Maybe a strip of white meat?

Inquireing minds here need to know----

darn, wish I was there----:dunno:

glenn

In the creeks and bays I like to use 4 to 6 inch swimmers, Glenn. Bombers, Rebels, Rapalas and Redfins to name a couple. My favorite is a "chicken scratch" color Bomber though.

Jim_WV

· #8 · Jul 9, 2013

Very nice Ellis !, looks like a fine craft for fishing out of, the hand rails around the bow and sides are a nice feature as well.

Thanks for sharing with us and have fun with it :fing32:.

PA318Guy

· #9 · Jul 9, 2013

Ellis, I'm not a boat person so what makes them so "special"? Looks like it'd be pretty shallow draft if nothing else. Glad you got the boat you wanted and can't wait to see the Mahogany work!

BOSOX

· #10 · Jul 9, 2013

Nice looking boat Ellis, cleaned up really nice! The Tohatsu is a good reliable engine, just keep it well oiled and use a good 10 micron fuel water separator in the fuel line. Have fun!

matt167

· #11 · Jul 9, 2013 (Edited by Moderator)

Whalers are foam cored and 'glassed inside and out. It makes them last forever ( if not tampered with ), and totally unsinkable. There are some clone copies like Mckee craft, and several others using Whalers good boat design. They have been the same design for 40+ years.

tiretrx

Discussion Starter · #12 · Jul 9, 2013

Jim_WV said:
Very nice Ellis !, looks like a fine craft for fishing out of, the hand rails around the bow and sides are a nice feature as well.

Thanks for sharing with us and have fun with it :fing32:.

Thanks Jim.

PA318Guy said:
Ellis, I'm not a boat person so what makes them so "special"? Looks like it'd be pretty shallow draft if nothing else. Glad you got the boat you wanted and can't wait to see the Mahogany work!

I'd say a lot of it eminated from this ad campaign, Tim.

For me, it's the quality built in, that leaves this 31 year old hull structurally as good as the day it was made. Resale, as good as it gets. Just a wonderful creek and bay boat. Very stable for fishing. It is a tri-hull though and will get you wet on rough days, but for what I do I wouldn't take another.

BOSOX said:
Nice looking boat Ellis, cleaned up really nice! The Tohatsu is a good reliable engine, just keep it well oiled and use a good 10 micron fuel water separator in the fuel line. Have fun!

Thanks Mike, appreciate the advice :fing32:

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Moon_Man

· #13 · Jul 9, 2013

I too own a Boston Whaler 13' "Super Sport" - a 1969. We use it for bass fishing the lakes in the Adirondack Mountains. You simple cannot beat this boat for stability, roominess and general fish-ability. Good luck with yours.

tiretrx

Discussion Starter · #14 · Jul 9, 2013

Moon_Man said:
I too own a Boston Whaler 13' "Super Sport" - a 1969. We use it for bass fishing the lakes in the Adirondack Mountains. You simple cannot beat this boat for stability, roominess and general fish-ability. Good luck with yours.

Thanks, much appreciated. Wow, a 1969? Have any pics you could share? I would really like to take mine to my place in Maine someday. It's on a good sized lake. Big enough to be able to stretch it's legs a bit, for sure. How long have you owned yours?

MacLawn

· #15 · Jul 10, 2013

Great Whaler there, Ellis! I too have always wanted one of those, just a real dream! Ok, save some for seed.

tiretrx

Discussion Starter · #16 · Jul 10, 2013

MacLawn said:
Great Whaler there, Ellis! I too have always wanted one of those, just a real dream! Ok, save some for seed.

Thanks, my man. I got pretty lucky on this one :fing32:

BOSOX

· #17 · Jul 10, 2013

tiretrx said:
Thanks Mike, appreciate the advice :fing32:

Ellis, this is the set up I have on my boat, best out there IMHO.

Universal Fltr Kit:
http://www.boats.net/parts/detail/yamaha/Y-MAR-SEPAR-AT-OR.html

Replacement 10 Micron Fltr:
http://www.boats.net/parts/detail/yamaha/Y-MAR-FUELF-IL-TR.html

Ingersoll444

· #18 · Jul 10, 2013

Nice boat!! Those are awesome little boats. I see them everywhere out on the cape. The hulls last forever. Pop a new outboard on it every 40 years or so and your good to go!!

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Moon_Man

· #19 · Jul 18, 2013

tiretrx said:
Thanks, much appreciated. Wow, a 1969? Have any pics you could share? I would really like to take mine to my place in Maine someday. It's on a good sized lake. Big enough to be able to stretch it's legs a bit, for sure. How long have you owned yours?

A 1969 looks pretty much like a '79, or an '89....

I've owned it for just about a year.

tiretrx

Discussion Starter · #20 · Jul 18, 2013

Moon_Man said:
A 1969 looks pretty much like a '79, or an '89....

I've owned it for just about a year.

Gotcha. Me and my youngest have taken it out several times. This past Monday we started to see numbers of Snappers and Blue Claws. Still a lot of smalls though. The boats has run great :fing32:

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