"Don White" wrote in message
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"Eisboch" wrote in message
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Picked up my new (to me) boat yesterday and am really tickled with it.

I found a vintage, 1971, original design (13') Boston Whaler that has
been restored and looks (almost) new. Improvements during the
restoration included new, single cable Teleflex steering, stainless helm,
new compass, etc. All the mahogany seats, mini console and forward hatch
cover have been redone or replaced. It's powered by a little 25 horse
Johnson .... (newer) that fired up immediately in the driveway with muffs
and runs perfect.

The interior is the classic Boston Whaler baby blue as they were made in
those days. It's ironic that I worked at Boston Whaler while going to
school back in 1968 and these boats were the ones I did the post mold
finish work on.

Looking forward to splashing it today or this weekend. I need to repack
or replace the trailer bearings first. (didn't have "Bearing Buddies"
and upon inspection found some rusty water in the bearings).

Eisboch


Nice find... do you know what the total towing weight would be for that
boat/motor/trailer combo?


I don't know for sure, but an educated guess is 1000 lbs or less, including
6 gals of fuel. The newer models with the 40 hp four stroke may be a bit
higher in weight.

Here's a spec sheet I found on old and new Whalers. Mine must be the 1971
"Sport" model as it has the mahogany side console as well as the mahogany
seats and hatch cover.

Eisboch