On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 03:02:13 -0500, "Sal's Dad"
wrote something
.......and in reply I say!:

An "old boston whaler" with foam core?

(closes coffin and injects the necessary)

A friend told me of an old Boston Whaler used as a yard workboat. At the
end of the season, this was the last boat in the water, used for all kinds
of chores, including breaking/moving ice.

After serious ice duty, they lifted the boat out on davits (or crane?). The
bottom simply peeled away, where the ice had cut it, leaving the foam core
and liner intact.

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Yes, the whalers were foam-cored from the first one. One of their print ads in
the sixties showed a boat which had been cut in half. The severed halves were
floating quite nicely and being rowed by a person.

Old Nick wrote:

On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 03:02:13 -0500, "Sal's Dad"
wrote something
......and in reply I say!:

An "old boston whaler" with foam core?

(closes coffin and injects the necessary)

A friend told me of an old Boston Whaler used as a yard workboat. At the
end of the season, this was the last boat in the water, used for all kinds
of chores, including breaking/moving ice.

After serious ice duty, they lifted the boat out on davits (or crane?). The
bottom simply peeled away, where the ice had cut it, leaving the foam core
and liner intact.

************************************************** ** sorry
remove ns from my header address to reply via email

I was frightened by the idea of a conspiracy that was
causing it all.
But then I was terrified that maybe there was no plan,
really. Is this unpleasant mess all a mistake?

On Fri, 19 Dec 2003 13:06:11 GMT, Jim Conlin
wrote something
.......and in reply I say!:

Ok. Interesting. They were rather expensive for their size IIRC. That
may be why.

Yes, the whalers were foam-cored from the first one.

One of their print ads in
the sixties showed a boat which had been cut in half.

Well there you go! They were no dam good after all! G
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I was frightened by the idea of a conspiracy that was
causing it all.
But then I was terrified that maybe there was no plan,
really. Is this unpleasant mess all a mistake?