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Chadwick posted 02-13-2010 09:19 AM ET (US)
Hello - I recently purchased the whaler in the linked photos and am unsure of the year or make of this classic. The gentleman I bought this from lost the original title but believes it was from somewhere in the 1960's. On the exterior, there aren't any serial numbers. Thank you!
http://picasaweb.google.com/ChadwickPhotos/BostonWhalerClassic?authkey=Gv1sRgCNGnuJDh49TA2wE#slideshow/5437494438362586706
dfmcintyre posted 02-13-2010 10:20 AM ET (US)
Nauset
dobber posted 02-13-2010 10:26 AM ET (US)
Sakonnet model produced from 1963-1976 16'7", you have a very nice example there, nice Whaler!
Demps posted 02-13-2010 10:28 AM ET (US)
That's a sweet rig you have there. Yep, looks like a Nauset w/ optional reversible pilot seat.

dscew posted 02-13-2010 10:51 AM ET (US)
Beautiful. Must have had an optional locking rod box at one time--that aft mahogany cleat is the mount for that box.
Tom W Clark posted 02-13-2010 11:04 AM ET (US)
Eastport with optional Reversible Pilot Seat (I can see the cleats where the stern seat used to be).
TommyWhaler posted 02-13-2010 01:00 PM ET (US)
Well gentlemen, it seems as we have a difference of opinion. I don't know, so I'll wait for an expert to come to our rescue. I do know it is one sweet rig though.
Tom W Clark posted 02-13-2010 01:45 PM ET (US)
Yeah, if we only had an expert on Whaler models to tell us what this boat is ;-)
Tom W Clark posted 02-13-2010 02:00 PM ET (US)
http://picasaweb.google.com/ChadwickPhotos/ BostonWhalerClassic?authkey=Gv1sRgCNGnuJDh49TA2wE#slideshow/ 5437494438362586706
OK, I'll get serious. I believe the boat is a Nauset with optional Reversible Pilot Seat, not an Eastport. The seat clamps for an Eastport are much larger.
I believe the cleat seen in the photo is for the optional Lockable Rod Rack this boat may once have had.
elaelap posted 02-13-2010 02:37 PM ET (US)
A rose by any other name, Chadwick. Beautiful ol' blue. Looking through Tom Clark's indispensable 2-CD set, "The Boston Whaler Catalog Collection" and checking out some of the smirkless 16s in the Cetacea section of this website, I think it's a beautifully restored Nauset. Very very sweet.
Tony
elaelap posted 02-13-2010 02:49 PM ET (US)
Welcome to this forum, Chadwick. Is that your first BW? If so, you're starting out with what many here are hoping to eventually achieve.
For an amazing amount of information, brochures, catalogs, price lists, and Whaler ephemera, going all the way back to 1958, you might want to get that CD collection. Here's Tom's webpage and ordering info:
http://home.comcast.net/~tomwclark/index.htm
(You too, TommyWhaler--BTW, Tom Clark enjoys a certain reputation in Boston Whaler circles...some might even go so far as to say he's the "expert" on classic BWs.)
Tony
Fishmore posted 02-13-2010 03:08 PM ET (US)
I would agree that it is a Nauset produced 1962 - 1973.
Chadwick posted 02-13-2010 03:54 PM ET (US)
Thank you for each of the posts! It seems the mystery is solved - Nauset. To answer the earlier post; yes, this is my first Boston Whaler and It's really growing on me. For the locking rod holder, I'm not quite sure what that looks like. If there were other options you can see I'm missing that would compliment the boat, please let me know. Much appreciated!
Eastport3338 posted 02-13-2010 07:45 PM ET (US)
To find the year of this fine classic look in the anchor locker for a stenciled number that should be under the gel coat.You can then look up the number to find the year of manufacture.If you are lucky you can contact Chuck Bennet @ Whaler.com to find out in what configuration this Whaler left the factory as. I wish my "61" looked half as good as this classic.
dscew posted 02-13-2010 09:34 PM ET (US)
Here's a link to a photo of my 74 Boaton Whaler Katama boat with the optional locking rod box; it's a two piece affair with a rod tip holder forward. Made of mahogany plywood. I hope the link works.
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_Vi9s7yPiYmo/SsF_x1qi5BI/AAAAAAAAByI/mAWSGQL6DIo/ s640/Dennis%20Walstrom%20dscew%201974%20Katama%201.jpg
elaelap posted 02-13-2010 11:39 PM ET (US)
The link works fine. Lovely!
dscew posted 02-14-2010 09:26 AM ET (US)
Tony, you're a former Katama owner, aren't you? What options did your boat have? RPS, rod box, etc? I've been told the mahogany RPS was only used in '74 and '75.
elaelap posted 02-15-2010 12:35 PM ET (US)
My sweet old Katama, 'Loolee3,' was very very rough when I bought her, but her hull was dry, light, and sound. I cleaned her up some and repowered. Her console was painted white (with what looked like house paint) and badly deteriorated, especially on the forward seating area. No RPS, just a backless padded bench seat, and nothing in the way of built-in rod holders. Her next owner, CW member Steve/17 Bodega, wisely scrapped the console altogether and replaced it with a small aftermarket fiberglass center console, which works very nicely indeed.
I dearly loved that boat--my first Whaler--and still do, but she was nothing like your beauty, dscew; she was and still is a true Whaler workboat, and long may she sail!
Tony
Chadwick posted 02-15-2010 08:55 PM ET (US)
Thank you for the picture of the rod box DSCEW. I'll keep my eye out for one because I like to fish. I also ordered the CD which should give me some additional ideas. I really like your boat and hadn't seen that model until now.

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Author	Topic: Classic Whaler - Any idea of model or year?
Chadwick	posted 02-13-2010 09:19 AM ET (US) Hello - I recently purchased the whaler in the linked photos and am unsure of the year or make of this classic. The gentleman I bought this from lost the original title but believes it was from somewhere in the 1960's. On the exterior, there aren't any serial numbers. Thank you! http://picasaweb.google.com/ChadwickPhotos/BostonWhalerClassic?authkey=Gv1sRgCNGnuJDh49TA2wE#slideshow/5437494438362586706
dfmcintyre	posted 02-13-2010 10:20 AM ET (US) Nauset
dobber	posted 02-13-2010 10:26 AM ET (US) Sakonnet model produced from 1963-1976 16'7", you have a very nice example there, nice Whaler!
Demps	posted 02-13-2010 10:28 AM ET (US) That's a sweet rig you have there. Yep, looks like a Nauset w/ optional reversible pilot seat.
dscew	posted 02-13-2010 10:51 AM ET (US) Beautiful. Must have had an optional locking rod box at one time--that aft mahogany cleat is the mount for that box.
Tom W Clark	posted 02-13-2010 11:04 AM ET (US) Eastport with optional Reversible Pilot Seat (I can see the cleats where the stern seat used to be).
TommyWhaler	posted 02-13-2010 01:00 PM ET (US) Well gentlemen, it seems as we have a difference of opinion. I don't know, so I'll wait for an expert to come to our rescue. I do know it is one sweet rig though.
Tom W Clark	posted 02-13-2010 01:45 PM ET (US) Yeah, if we only had an expert on Whaler models to tell us what this boat is ;-)
Tom W Clark	posted 02-13-2010 02:00 PM ET (US) http://picasaweb.google.com/ChadwickPhotos/ BostonWhalerClassic?authkey=Gv1sRgCNGnuJDh49TA2wE#slideshow/ 5437494438362586706 OK, I'll get serious. I believe the boat is a Nauset with optional Reversible Pilot Seat, not an Eastport. The seat clamps for an Eastport are much larger. I believe the cleat seen in the photo is for the optional Lockable Rod Rack this boat may once have had.
elaelap	posted 02-13-2010 02:37 PM ET (US) A rose by any other name, Chadwick. Beautiful ol' blue. Looking through Tom Clark's indispensable 2-CD set, "The Boston Whaler Catalog Collection" and checking out some of the smirkless 16s in the Cetacea section of this website, I think it's a beautifully restored Nauset. Very very sweet. Tony
elaelap	posted 02-13-2010 02:49 PM ET (US) Welcome to this forum, Chadwick. Is that your first BW? If so, you're starting out with what many here are hoping to eventually achieve. For an amazing amount of information, brochures, catalogs, price lists, and Whaler ephemera, going all the way back to 1958, you might want to get that CD collection. Here's Tom's webpage and ordering info: http://home.comcast.net/~tomwclark/index.htm (You too, TommyWhaler--BTW, Tom Clark enjoys a certain reputation in Boston Whaler circles...some might even go so far as to say he's the "expert" on classic BWs.) Tony
Fishmore	posted 02-13-2010 03:08 PM ET (US) I would agree that it is a Nauset produced 1962 - 1973.
Chadwick	posted 02-13-2010 03:54 PM ET (US) Thank you for each of the posts! It seems the mystery is solved - Nauset. To answer the earlier post; yes, this is my first Boston Whaler and It's really growing on me. For the locking rod holder, I'm not quite sure what that looks like. If there were other options you can see I'm missing that would compliment the boat, please let me know. Much appreciated!
Eastport3338	posted 02-13-2010 07:45 PM ET (US) To find the year of this fine classic look in the anchor locker for a stenciled number that should be under the gel coat.You can then look up the number to find the year of manufacture.If you are lucky you can contact Chuck Bennet @ Whaler.com to find out in what configuration this Whaler left the factory as. I wish my "61" looked half as good as this classic.
dscew	posted 02-13-2010 09:34 PM ET (US) Here's a link to a photo of my 74 Boaton Whaler Katama boat with the optional locking rod box; it's a two piece affair with a rod tip holder forward. Made of mahogany plywood. I hope the link works. http://lh3.ggpht.com/_Vi9s7yPiYmo/SsF_x1qi5BI/AAAAAAAAByI/mAWSGQL6DIo/ s640/Dennis%20Walstrom%20dscew%201974%20Katama%201.jpg
elaelap	posted 02-13-2010 11:39 PM ET (US) The link works fine. Lovely!
dscew	posted 02-14-2010 09:26 AM ET (US) Tony, you're a former Katama owner, aren't you? What options did your boat have? RPS, rod box, etc? I've been told the mahogany RPS was only used in '74 and '75.
elaelap	posted 02-15-2010 12:35 PM ET (US) My sweet old Katama, 'Loolee3,' was very very rough when I bought her, but her hull was dry, light, and sound. I cleaned her up some and repowered. Her console was painted white (with what looked like house paint) and badly deteriorated, especially on the forward seating area. No RPS, just a backless padded bench seat, and nothing in the way of built-in rod holders. Her next owner, CW member Steve/17 Bodega, wisely scrapped the console altogether and replaced it with a small aftermarket fiberglass center console, which works very nicely indeed. I dearly loved that boat--my first Whaler--and still do, but she was nothing like your beauty, dscew; she was and still is a true Whaler workboat, and long may she sail! Tony
Chadwick	posted 02-15-2010 08:55 PM ET (US) Thank you for the picture of the rod box DSCEW. I'll keep my eye out for one because I like to fish. I also ordered the CD which should give me some additional ideas. I really like your boat and hadn't seen that model until now.