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Whaler Enthusiast posted 12-05-2002 05:57 PM ET (US)
I have recently looked at a series of edgewater boats seems to me the new ones look a hell of alot better than the new whalers. The lines on these boats are gorgeous price seems to be even higher than whalers
JBCornwell posted 12-05-2002 06:24 PM ET (US)
Well, a lot of what makes us love Classic whalers is the artistry of Dougherty.
The Edgewaters look like Dougherty boats. That doesn't make them Classic Whalers.
The new generation Whalers look like SeaRays. They are still Whalers (even the. . .yuk. . .Impact).
Red sky at night. . .
JB
captbone posted 12-06-2002 10:06 AM ET (US)
Take a look at edgewater, they are what whaler used to be, some people beleive that whaler can do no wrong, if you take a piece of garbage and put a whaler stick on it, it sure is not a legend in my book!
wayne baker posted 12-06-2002 10:42 AM ET (US)
You have to wonder why the push toward the sea ray look? If sea Ray knew anthing about building small boats and center consoles they would not have stoped building the luguna the year after brunswick bought whaler. That boat was a river boat with a center console cap not built for seas a comparable whaler could take in stride. I have a 1997 outrage not a classic by some standards, but has the look of a whaler and the solid build of a whaler. But you have to change with time. New whaler owners love there boats just as much as you guys with 60's and 70's models the differance is they love your Whalers too.
baybug posted 12-06-2002 11:27 AM ET (US)
I'm a huge whaler fan and have a 73 21 OR and a 75 Newport in the family that I still use often. I purchased an Edgewater 155cc this summer (only because of it being a Dougherty boat) and I can tell you it has impressed me far beyond my expectations. They do cost $$$ new. I was able to pick up a used one at a very, very good price. No way I could turn the boat down. I was of the school of thought that nothing compaired to a Whaler, they may not all things considered, but Edgewater sure puts a quality and comparable option out there.
tully_mars posted 12-06-2002 12:21 PM ET (US)
I hear a lot of Edgewater looks like Whalers, and I hear the same about Wahoo too. Note, they are NOT built the same even if Dougherty designed them.
Wahoo hulls were not foam filled like Whalers except under the decks. They could not be built the same because they use a two part hull, and inner and outer.
Edgewater boats especially in the 20' and up are no better than anybody else. They are not foam filled hulls like Whalers, and you split one in half my money is on the Whaler, not the Edgewater. Like I said in another post, just take your hand and bump the side of one, they are hollow. No foam behind that glass on the gunwhales. Just take a boat paddle and stick through the side and see if it will float!
Not saying they are bad boats, just not Whalers or anything like them. Just cause it looks like one doesn't make it one.
And again for the people who bash the new Whalers, you guys are invited to come take a ride in my Outrage 21 or Conquest 23. To me Whaler is keeping up with the times without giving up there core philosophies. Few people these days are going to buy a 22' Center console without built in console heads, in-deck fish boxes, large capacity fuel, washdown pumps, and built in live wells. Whaler has done this and made their boats looks "blend" with the times.
Ford would not be in business if they didn't quit making Model T's, guess those Model T lovers out there hate the new F-150's etc...
.02 worth
Tully Mars
captbone posted 12-06-2002 08:37 PM ET (US)
That new 24 outrage is ugly and has about as much room as an 18 fter inside. I am a hard core whaler fan just like the next guy, but I would take a 23 regulator over that 24 outrage any day or any seas. A 25 old outrage is a different story but the new ones are not the old ones.

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Author	Topic: Edgewater Vs. Whaler
Whaler Enthusiast	posted 12-05-2002 05:57 PM ET (US) I have recently looked at a series of edgewater boats seems to me the new ones look a hell of alot better than the new whalers. The lines on these boats are gorgeous price seems to be even higher than whalers
JBCornwell	posted 12-05-2002 06:24 PM ET (US) Well, a lot of what makes us love Classic whalers is the artistry of Dougherty. The Edgewaters look like Dougherty boats. That doesn't make them Classic Whalers. The new generation Whalers look like SeaRays. They are still Whalers (even the. . .yuk. . .Impact). Red sky at night. . . JB
captbone	posted 12-06-2002 10:06 AM ET (US) Take a look at edgewater, they are what whaler used to be, some people beleive that whaler can do no wrong, if you take a piece of garbage and put a whaler stick on it, it sure is not a legend in my book!
wayne baker	posted 12-06-2002 10:42 AM ET (US) You have to wonder why the push toward the sea ray look? If sea Ray knew anthing about building small boats and center consoles they would not have stoped building the luguna the year after brunswick bought whaler. That boat was a river boat with a center console cap not built for seas a comparable whaler could take in stride. I have a 1997 outrage not a classic by some standards, but has the look of a whaler and the solid build of a whaler. But you have to change with time. New whaler owners love there boats just as much as you guys with 60's and 70's models the differance is they love your Whalers too.
baybug	posted 12-06-2002 11:27 AM ET (US) I'm a huge whaler fan and have a 73 21 OR and a 75 Newport in the family that I still use often. I purchased an Edgewater 155cc this summer (only because of it being a Dougherty boat) and I can tell you it has impressed me far beyond my expectations. They do cost $$$ new. I was able to pick up a used one at a very, very good price. No way I could turn the boat down. I was of the school of thought that nothing compaired to a Whaler, they may not all things considered, but Edgewater sure puts a quality and comparable option out there.
tully_mars	posted 12-06-2002 12:21 PM ET (US) I hear a lot of Edgewater looks like Whalers, and I hear the same about Wahoo too. Note, they are NOT built the same even if Dougherty designed them. Wahoo hulls were not foam filled like Whalers except under the decks. They could not be built the same because they use a two part hull, and inner and outer. Edgewater boats especially in the 20' and up are no better than anybody else. They are not foam filled hulls like Whalers, and you split one in half my money is on the Whaler, not the Edgewater. Like I said in another post, just take your hand and bump the side of one, they are hollow. No foam behind that glass on the gunwhales. Just take a boat paddle and stick through the side and see if it will float! Not saying they are bad boats, just not Whalers or anything like them. Just cause it looks like one doesn't make it one. And again for the people who bash the new Whalers, you guys are invited to come take a ride in my Outrage 21 or Conquest 23. To me Whaler is keeping up with the times without giving up there core philosophies. Few people these days are going to buy a 22' Center console without built in console heads, in-deck fish boxes, large capacity fuel, washdown pumps, and built in live wells. Whaler has done this and made their boats looks "blend" with the times. Ford would not be in business if they didn't quit making Model T's, guess those Model T lovers out there hate the new F-150's etc... .02 worth Tully Mars
captbone	posted 12-06-2002 08:37 PM ET (US) That new 24 outrage is ugly and has about as much room as an 18 fter inside. I am a hard core whaler fan just like the next guy, but I would take a 23 regulator over that 24 outrage any day or any seas. A 25 old outrage is a different story but the new ones are not the old ones.