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Topic: 73 Cohasset located
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Hilinercc |
posted 07-08-2010 02:37 PM ET (US)
I found a Whaler Cohasset sitting in the weeds not too far from my beach house just over the South Carolina border. Its pretty beat down, but it has the original Whaler-esqe destoyer (close 4 spoke) wheel, the teak bits are all there to but no rails.Being a Cohassett, it has that goofy "podium" for a steering console and really looks odd. The skeletal remains of an old OMC 3 cyl 70 resides on the transom. I'm in the process of trying to find the owner and see if he wants to sell it. I knew the Cohassett was one of Rockland's "concept" models, but does anyone here know how many were made? or what the story behind them was?
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Tohsgib
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posted 07-08-2010 02:51 PM ET (US)
Was a model that later became 2 models I believe, the Montauk and the Bass model. I have seen a few, they are not that rare. Any boat like that be VERY carefull of a waterlogged hull. The console was used on the first Montauks and even outrages but I don't think they were popular and hence dropped. |
blacklab
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posted 07-08-2010 04:43 PM ET (US)
I asked Chuck Bennet at Boston Whaler this question and was told that less than 600 were made. As for the center console being a goofy podium, I wouldn't knock it until you've tried it. Mine provides me more room to walk around and a large locking "Glove Box" type storage bin. I wouldn't want any other console. |
dfmcintyre
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posted 07-08-2010 05:59 PM ET (US)
Blacklab - Did you ever have problems with that type of console developing a serious wobble or become loose where the structure meets the deck? I knew an owner of one locally, and that was a major bitch point. Don |
superdave_gv
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posted 07-08-2010 06:24 PM ET (US)
I have one too. Search around and you'll find plenty. I love the console too -- and the extra floor space for my big feet walking around.When I acquired mine, it had been in storage but the console had a little wobble. There are mahogany blocks attached to the hull deck and the shell of the console screws horizontally into the blocks. Fortunately for me, the blocks were tight onto the hull and just needed a little wood filler for the screws that secure the console. It was an embarassingly easy fix and it's held ever since for my inland lake usage. So it's worth a check to see where the wobble is. |
blacklab
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posted 07-08-2010 08:17 PM ET (US)
Don,It's a common problem that is easily solved with 3 short lengths of 1" thick King Starboard, glued/screwed to the deck inside the console edges. Once affixed to the deck, the console can be screwed in a horizontal manner from the outside in at even intervals. I have 4 screws spaced evenly with trim washers on the port and starboard sides and 4 more across the front. All at the base. No rocking. |
Hilinercc
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posted 07-09-2010 10:30 AM ET (US)
Thanks for the info, I didn't say I disliked the console, but I think it does take some getting used to. Sounds like there was certainly some function to the formDid any of these boats come with Montauk-style bow rails and side rails? If I nabbed it, I would certainly like to add those. |
superdave_gv
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posted 07-09-2010 08:09 PM ET (US)
Yes, I have seen Cohassets with side rails only (like mine) and ones with the full set of sides and bow. |
cohasett73
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posted 07-10-2010 09:49 AM ET (US)
Hilinercc, Don't knock a Cohasset's console until you have used one for awhile. My boat has bow and side rails, My fishing buddy Steve Salick's Cohasset just has side rails. Both were options and some Cohasset's have neither. Steve and I are going out tomorrow AM salmon fishing out of Port Washington,WI. Hope you snag the Cohasset, They are sweet little skiffs. Production numbers and history details can be found here and at WC using search. Good luck, Tom from Rubicon,WI P.S. Does it have the reversible seat or single pedestal chair? |