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jimh posted 09-24-2000 10:50 PM ET (US)
Some additional comments:
The Outrage-18 with the tuna tower: a great demonstration of the stability of the Whaler hull. The weight of two teenaged boys that far aloft would easily capsize most 18-footers.
The 16-Sakonnet with original 4-stroke: boy was Dick Fisher ahead of his time. And that boat looks like new, too. It would be interesting to compare the weight of the F-P/Homelite engines to today's 50 HP 4-strokers.
--jimh
lhg posted 09-26-2000 03:01 PM ET (US)
The 1970 Sakonnet is a beauty, truly original in almost every respect. I have previously mentioned a website devoted to these early Whaler 4 cycle outboards. The author indicates that in every respect, their performance similar to the current Merc 50HP 4 stroke. For those interested, the site is worth visiting. Search the forum for the address.

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Author	Topic: Sept. 24, 2000 Cetacea boats
jimh	posted 09-24-2000 10:50 PM ET (US) Some additional comments: The Outrage-18 with the tuna tower: a great demonstration of the stability of the Whaler hull. The weight of two teenaged boys that far aloft would easily capsize most 18-footers. The 16-Sakonnet with original 4-stroke: boy was Dick Fisher ahead of his time. And that boat looks like new, too. It would be interesting to compare the weight of the F-P/Homelite engines to today's 50 HP 4-strokers. --jimh
lhg	posted 09-26-2000 03:01 PM ET (US) The 1970 Sakonnet is a beauty, truly original in almost every respect. I have previously mentioned a website devoted to these early Whaler 4 cycle outboards. The author indicates that in every respect, their performance similar to the current Merc 50HP 4 stroke. For those interested, the site is worth visiting. Search the forum for the address.