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Jeff

This thread is timely Jim. I am making it a point to get a new DSLR camera and to start taking new photos this summer. Not just of my boat, but others as well. It's a passion I have that I need to start doing more of.

Jeff

Some of Jim Dunlap's 21

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Some of Don's 21

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Jeff

One of my favorite photos of all of my Whalers. That boat was just such a classy looking craft

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I came across this for sale listing. This is an 18 Outrage Sea Drive with an Armstrong Bracket installed.

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GEP, Actually the oldest known hull is hull #FP55 which was owned by Milehighwhaler and sold to Mike Stennett here in Detroit. FP stands for Fisher Pierce meaning it was one of the hulls before prior to Boston Whaler officially launching in 1958...and it was the 55th prototype 13 made and was likely...

Jeff

With only 1/2" plywood under the deck and in limited spaces, I personally would not put a T-Top on unless I did a system of epoxy anchors into the floor that could be drilled into to set screws into.

Jeff

This is from James McPadden's collection

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I would rather take advice on what's best for my boat from the Kardashian's rather than John Greviskis....

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Jeff

I would be willing to bet that there is water in your foam still. Especially if at one time there were failed thru-hulls . That said, I would bet a sizable sum of money that there is not a classic Whaler out there that has been used that does not have some sort of elevated moisture somewhere in the ...

Jeff

Janis is the OEM supplier for all Boston Whaler Decals and is a great resource. Though I am not sure what she has for OEM outboard decals.

I have bought a few sets of replacement decals for my outboards from http://www.outboarddecals.com

Jeff

Attached here is the original photo. I had to carefully stretch and reform the image in multiple step to get this so to read as close to a true straight on elevations as I could. You can see from the shadows along the top edge of the matting, the paper does have a wave to it. 182.jpg Also, here is a...

Jeff

I suspect that this is truly framed in an archival method this the article artifact is lightly attached to a backer at the top two corners thus allowing the piece to float as it hangs. This preserves the article in it's original form because it is not glued to a substrate backer, but it also allows ...

Jeff

Here is the entire process documented start to finish with lots of photos.
DRAIN TUBE REPLACEMENT DETAILED HOW TO

Jeff

Other good Bob Doughtery Reading

http://www.boatingmag.com/boats/3-great-boat-designers

Jeff

I know I have written about this before, but I thought I would repost because of an artifact that was sent to me from someone I am connected with through Facebook. The story of how Dougherty Design the Classic Whalers is a helluva interesting one for me. You see, Bob Doughtery would hand sketch all ...

Jeff

Jim--I only keep the tape on for a short time. When the gel-coat or resin begins to kick-off and firms up there is no need for the tape because the material will hold in place after that point.

Jeff

This allows you to write that pointed nasty response, save it, sit on it a while and then decide if you want to really start a flame war....

Jeff

Jim, I have never had a problem with that. The air is not what causes or activates curing. It is a chemical reaction. Look at all the boat companies that are now vacuum bagging complete hulls in air tight sealed molds with zero atmosphere (no air).

Jeff

You have to drill them out. However, if all the screws and wood are currently in good condition, there is no reason you should remove them to refinish the part.

Jeff

They are caps covering counter sunk screws. That was how all the whaler wood pieces where made.

I would not break your wood parts done that far to refinish. They were in place and like then when it was varnished at the factory. Just disassemble the large pieces and refinish it that way.

Jeff

Oysterman,

Not sure, I live in the freshwater paradise.

John,

I have never used the Woody Wax, but I know people like it.

Jeff

Chris, I guess it is just a personal thing that I have just never liked Penetrol.

I use the gear lube because if it's viscosity. I tried other lighter weight oils and found that gear lube was the only one after a few hours that kept a uniform film over the surface. Others would start to bead up.

Jeff

Rich, the surface of the gelcoat feels a little tacky for a day or so and might collect particulate in the air, the fuzzies from the cottonwood blooms are a pain, but I just wipe the hull back down. When I wash my boat, rarely use soap. Mostly just water, a scrub brush and a microfiber cloth. I use ...

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Floater,

Here is a run down of the Meguiars products. I use all of the Mirror Glaze Compounds. All of the compounds are in the tan colored bottles.

For 3M Super Duty is the heavy cut and Perfect it is the medium cut. Finesse it is only for surfaces that are already heavily polished.

Jeff

Floater, you can see in the photo above, I use a Direct Drive Dewalt variable speed polisher with a good wool wheel. It is the fastest and easiest way to get a deep long lasting shine. The Porter Cable DA unit is great for cars, but despite what others here say, I think it is too small and underpowe...

Jeff

Jack,

If you already temporarily patched it, you will just need to smooth the patch out, rough up the surface and gel-coat patch over the top of it.

Jeff

Jackjax, It is an easy job to detail out a boat. But, if you do not have all of the polishers and want a good starting point that is easy to maintain, sometimes it is easier to pay someone. Floater, No I do not get an oil slick. I do not do below the waterline. Also, like I posted, after letting it ...

Jeff

Jim Dunlap (Jimd on the old forum) has a 1976 21 Revenge with twin 1976 70hp Johnsons. Both are standard rotation and he has done a lot of work to settle out the right mounting heights and has done a fair bit of propeller testing. I know he recently settled a set of Stiletto Stainless Props, but I c...

Jeff

A few of my Whalers shined up:

17 Newport:
http://smg.photobucket.com/user/jeff_rohlfing/library/1976%20Newport%2052812?sort=2&page=1

13 Sport:
https://picasaweb.google.com/103421531781813483446/13SportSept6th2009#

Jeff

The shine..

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Spa Day....How do you pamper your boat? I am often asked how to I get my boats to shine like they do even when they are 25-40 years old. Well every year I wheel the gelcoat out with a wool wheel on a variable speed, direct drive arbor polisher (not a DA polisher) using a fine compound. https://sites...

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Step 3: Now you need to fill your damage. For me I like to use a small detail paint brush to work the material all the way into every little nook. Once that base is done I then fill the area with more material until it seems the area is just a little over filled. 11430281_10205784272858326_776457499...

Jeff

Step 2: Mix your gelcoat patch. 11407170_10205784272618320_5187069693469727953_n.jpg If you need to extend the material I would recommend using Evercoat Gelcoat Paste. It is a clear product and takes color really easily. Here is a large batch that I mixed together to fill a bunch of scrapes on my Ne...

Jeff

There is no reason to take your boat to a professional to fix that minor damage. A professional will charge you $500-$750 to fix something you can repair for $50-$75 and a few hours of your time. If you had a brand new boat and wanted to make the repair look like NOTHING every happened, then maybe y...

Jeff

Here is another shot is Pat's HomeAside without the rear drop curtains. This is a great design and one that makes a Revenege a great pocket cruiser. The front of Pat's set is Mills and the rear was made locally by a custom shop.

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Jeff

Personally after seeing the boat and touring it in person at the Miami Boat Show, I was not too impressed with it. The boat felt confused to me...it was trying to be too much. For me the 370 Outrage is a far better Whaler than the 420. Oh yeah...that hull-side window on the 420 is fighting the aesth...

Jeff

gchilcott All DIVEMASTERS were built on a "Guardian" Commercial Products Hull. The DIVEMASTER designation was given to a Guardian with the Console mounted all the way forward to provide a large open cockpit. They also all included hull-side boarding ladders and the 19' and up hulls were eq...

Jeff

Here is another 17 Divemaster that has lived on a lift down from our family friends house on the Detroit River / Grosse Isle.

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Actually " gchilcott " that is a 17 Divemaster and not a Guardian. The Divemaster is a much rarer boat.

Jeff

Russell--I look forward to seeing the progress in this thread. You always do a great job of detailing all of your projects. Jim--Hermco has been making brackets for years and specializes in the market for restoration of classic [boats] rather than the OEM market like Armstrong and others. They have ...

Jeff

Marc-B just an FYI the forward shelter from a Montauk is very different than that on a Newport. The two are not interchangeable

Jeff

The circular grain pattern comes from using a smaller diameter branch with a uniform ring pattern and lathing it so the end grain is facing out on the finished peice.

Jeff

Short Video Chuck sent me of his 27.

https://youtu.be/Ir-UF2cFltA

Jeff

He got deployed to Asia and the Middle East and the boat sat for a few years. He also had a 2.6l 200 V6 on it at one time. Email him directly Rich. yeahtoast02@yahoo.com he is good at responding there, or if you want his phone number I have it too, he is happy to talk Whalers, but does not get back ...

Jeff

15 Dauntless..

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Also, here is Mick Baldwin's (runpasthefence) custom 15 build thread. It is full of great pics of the process where he built not only a rigging tunnel, but an internal fuel tank cavity as well..

Jeff

For reference here is DNH's 15 Center Console Retrofit / Conversion and the build thread

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