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Happy to do it. Glad you enjoyed the book, as well.

-mdp

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Hi Bill--please send me Bradley's mailing address. I'm glad he and his family are safe, but the loss of his Whaler must be a blow. I thought I could send him a copy of my book to hold him over until he gets a new one. Feel free to email me: thewhalerbook@gmail.com. Thanks, Matthew Plunkett Author, &...

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I'm trying to arrange a trip to the LA (Pomona) show next weekend. I'll post info when I confirm.

-Matt

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Happy new year to all! I am attending the New York city, Boston, and Miami boat shows in the coming weeks to sign copies of, Unsinkable: The History of Boston Whaler . If you are planning to attend any of the shows, be sure to stop by and sell hello. I'll have a small number of books on hand for pur...

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Hi InVision! Thanks for reading the book. Sadly, you are not the first to catch an error or three in the book. (Perhaps most egregiously, I mislabeled a Dauntless as an Outrage in one photo.) On the positive side, the book is already heading into its second printing and a couple of the errors were c...

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Send me an email (thewhalerbook@gmail.com) or find me on Facebook when you know you're going to be in town. If the schedules work, I'm sure we can find a time to meet. Same goes for anyone else within the CW community. If you find yourself in the LA area, drop me a line. Best, Matt http://www.thewha...

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I've heard that the Ft. Lauderdale Boat Show is an important show on the calender. I'm working with BW to figure out if they can provide me some space to sign books and talk about the experience. Same for shows in Boston, NYC, Chicago, etc.

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I'm in North Hollywood. Are you in LA?

andrey320 wrote:Just ordered the book, looking forward to reading it. Where in LA are you located?

Thank you!

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Hi everyone, Thank you for the positive comments regarding Unsinkable: The History of Boston Whaler . I hope it serves as a fitting tribute to the brand and its proud heritage. A number of people have commented about wanting to get their book signed. Of course, I'm more than happy to do so. Geograph...

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Good afternoon! "Unsinkable: The History of Boston Whaler" is set for release on Tuesday, September 12. I was fortunate enough to visit the BW Annual Dealer meeting in Sarasota last month and spoke to the assembled dealers about the book. The response from the dealers was positive, but I'm...

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As the book rolls toward its release this September, my publisher is asking me for recommendations on independent bookstores that might be interested in selling copies of Unsinkable: The History of Boston Whaler . With that in mind, where do you buy your books? If there's a local bookshop you freque...

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Thanks for the support for the release of the book. A few people have asked about getting their copies signed. I'm happy to sign anyone's book, but we need to overcome the logistical hurdle of getting my right hand and your copy in the same room. I'll be in Sarasota, FL, from August 23-25 for the BW...

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Unsinkable.jpg Happy 4th of July! As many of you know, I've spent the past two years writing a book examining the history of Boston Whaler. At long last, and thanks to the gracious help of Jim Hebert, Tom Clark, Jeff Rohlfing and countless other CW readers, the book is finally complete. Unsinkable:...

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Hi everyone, With the book set for an August publication, I'm on a tight deadline. I am in desperate need for a hi resolution photograph of a 1988 or 1989 Boston Whaler 31 that I can use in the appropriate chapter. If anyone has any leads, please email me at thewhalerbook@gmail.com. Or find me on Fa...

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Great catch. A typo on my behalf. I'm looking for photos of the Outrage 22.

Thanks for keeping me honest.

Matt

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Good afternoon, I'm looking for photos of the Outrage 21 (c.1992) to include in the book. Drop me a line at thewhalerbook@gmail.com if you have a photo you want to share. If the resolution is high enough, I'll drop it into the book and give you credit. What type of photo? I'd like to showcase the hu...

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Hi everyone, I'm hoping to track down either the 1952 or 1962 Motor Boating magazine's 'Boat Show concern.' I actually just want to scan the cover of either (or both) to help illustrate a point I make in the narrative of the book. Happy to offset shipping costs, if anyone has a copy stashed away in ...

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Happy Monday, everyone. One way or another, 'Unsinkable: The History of Boston Whaler' will be published by the third week of August 2017. As we enter into discussions with larger publishing imprints, one of the big questions they ask is always, "Who's going to buy this book?" I know Conti...

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Gary Creasey has generously loaned more than 20 pounds of catalogs to the effort. If I find I'm missing specific years, I'll reach out to the CW community again.

Thanks!
Matthew Plunkett
www.thewhalerbook.com

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Hi everyone, The book, Unsinkable: The History of Boston Whaler , is nearly complete. Aside from a few edits to be made, the manuscript is done and I'm spending my time tracking down as many print quality (300dpi) photos as possible. As many (all?) of you know, Tom Clark put together a two-disc coll...

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Hi, If anyone is holding onto the back problems of Motorboating & Sailing magazines in their attic, let me know. I'm trying to track down the June 1988 concern of the magazine and its review of the Whaler 31. Email me if you have any leads. (Ebay is letting me down.) Thanks, Matthew Plunkett the...

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Hi, I'm looking to include a photo of a 1960s era chop gun in the book. I'm having little luck tracking down an image from any of the usual sources, both on-and offline. (ebay, craigslist, google images, etc.) Anyone out there have either an old chop gun in their garage that might be photographed or...

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Hi Jim,

Thanks for the reminder. I completely forgot about this article by David Seidman. The two of us exchanged emails early in my research process. I'll work with WoodenBoat to secure reproduction rights. These photos are perfect.

Thanks again.

-Matt

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Hi (again), I'm trying to locate a photo of a Hickman Sea Sled that I might reproduce in the book. The photos I took on a visit to Mystic Seaport Museum aren't precisely what I need (I blame the photographer), so I'm hopeful that someone might one in their personal collection. Ideally, I'd like a ph...

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As many of you know, before Fisher Pierce ventured into the boat business, the company manufactured photo-electric light control units and other items within the electrical engineering field. In my never-ending quest for more images for the book, I'm trying to locate advertisements from the 1950s (o...

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Hi,

I'm trying to track down an old Sigma Instruments logo (c. 1940-1960) for use in the book. If anyone has any leads/ideas, let me know.

Best wishes for the holidays--
Matt

Email: thewhalerbook@gmail.com
Web: www.thewhalerbook.com
FB: @thewhalerbook

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Thanks, Chesapeake Jeff, for the help. I've contacted the seller of the June 1970 concern in the hopes of bargaining his price down a bit. $15 for the one page I need seems a bit steep.

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A shot in the dark--I'm looking for a few editions of Motor Boating magazine from the mid-1960s through 1970. Fisher-Pierce ran a number of advertisements raising awareness of environmental degradation in America and to register his complaint about the war in Vietnam. From what I understand, Dick Fi...

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I posted this message on Facebook, but wanted to take advantage of the greater reach of Jim's website. I'm writing a chapter in the book on the Whaler community that grew out of people's love for these boats. Although I have my own theories, I'd like to hear from Whaler owners about what fuels this ...

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Thanks, Ridge Runner. I contact SFHAS a few weeks ago, but was told that Mr. Myers is no longer with the company.

I'm hoping someone out there has another, more current lead.

-Matt

www.thewhalerbook.com

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Hi, I'm trying to track down Mike Myers, former president of both Boston Whaler (late 1990s) and Betram Yachts (2008-2010). If anyone knows where he's working these days, please let me know. Despite the power of Google, I'm having trouble finding any recent news of him. Thanks for any help. -Matthew...

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Hi again, I've run into a bit of a snag in my research for the book and hoping to crowd source the answer. Can anyone confirm what year Sigma Instruments issued an IPO and went public? 1957, 1958 or later? I can't find any record of the filing on the SEC's website/archive, nor any mention of it in t...

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Thanks, everyone. I'll find him on FB.

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Does anyone know if the individual who posted under the screen name "jamesmylesmcp" is still active? I couldn't find a more recent posting than 2008. He seemed to speak with some authority about the old Outrages and possessed some interesting archival information that I'm hoping to track d...

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Thanks, Jeff, for the help. I'll reach out to Don and see what he says.

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Hi, For those interested, I found a review of Boston Whaler's Supercat (both the 17 and 20) written by Tony Chamberlain of the Boston Globe for its June 21, 1981, edition. I know Jim made a deliberate decision when beginning CW to focus solely on the outboard Whalers, but I hope he doesn't mind this...

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Hi everyone, I'm wondering if anyone has any information on Jim Young, an engineer at Whaler during the 1970s who served, by one account, as Bob Dougherty's "right hand man." Given that Dougherty's design choices went basically unchecked during this period, I'm interested in finding out mo...

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Paul Hereux has been called the "Father of the Commercial Division" at Boston Whaler and is largely credited with generating Whaler's first contracts with the government, particularly for use in Vietnam. Since the 1960s the Commercial Division has been a cash cow for Whaler and its corpora...

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Thanks, Butch. The Army Corps of Engineers never crossed my mind. Great suggestion.

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Hi everyone, As many (all) of you surely know, Boston Whalers have been a part of numerous U.S. military actions since Vietnam. If you served in the military and utilized a Boston Whaler during your tour, I'd enjoy hearing your story as I begin to work on the chapter of the book looking at the histo...

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Hi everyone, As many of you know, I'm at work on a book examining the (nearly) sixty-year history of the Boston Whaler company. I recently interviewed a host of Whaler executives from the late 1980s through the sale to Brunswick in 1996 (Van Lancker, Doug Fonte, Barry Culkin, Joe Wilk, etc.) and one...

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Hi, In a conversation with Joe Lawler (former President of BW), he mentioned that the Teamsters Union threatened to strike against BW if their contract demands weren't met. There was a ten-day strike before the side agreed on the terms of the new contract. If anyone was in the Teamsters Union in 198...

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If anyone out there owns [a Boston Whaler MENEMSHA, a MISCHIEF, or a VOYAGER] please get in touch with me. In addition to telling the larger narrative of the Whaler in my book, I also plan to highlight a number of the more unusual models that Boston Whaler produced over the years. As the subject lin...

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I am certainly interested in highlighting the geographic spread of the Whaler. Part of the story is the Whaler's evolution from a regional to an international brand. Tom Clark in Seattle has been incredibly generous with his time; I'd be happy to continue mining the collective memories of the Pacifi...

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A happy new year to everyone. I am currently researching and writing a history of the Boston Whaler's first sixty years. The working title is Unsinkable: The History of the Boston Whaler. This is an independent project (I'm not affiliated with Brunswick) with an anticipated publication in the fall o...

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