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Q3: I will need to apply new bottom paint? Bottom paint is only needed if the boat will be kept in the water continuously for weeks and months. See the owner’s manual for advice on bottom painting. If you don’t have a printed copy of the owner’s manual, read my copy at https://continuouswave.com/wh...

Q2: am I correct that applying new gel coat will be the hardest task in the restoration? You are correct. Applying a new gel layer to the boat would be insanely difficult. Such a “restoration” for a c.1990 boat has probably NEVER been done, and it would NEVER be attempted by someone who was not fam...

Offshore1 wrote:How do I post a picture ?

Read this thread.

Q2: what is a ladder mount?

The stencil number 3A4950 identifies the hull as a 1971 16-foot hull. See the article in REFERENCE linked below. The model name MONTAUK was not used in 1971, so your 1971 hull could not have been sold by Boston Whaler as a MONTAUK model. To deduce what your boat may be will require seeing a photogra...

Generally when a very moderate V-hull boat is operating at speeds that produce an on-plane condition the forward part of the hull is lifted out of the water. For this reason the typical distribution of fixed weight and moveable weight is kept out of the forward end of the hull. Generally when on-pla...

Q1: should I re-foam the whole boat and fix the transom? Your notion of “re-foaming” the entire sealed and inaccessible interior of a 17-foot Unibond hull is unworkable. You would have to tear apart the hull and liner, essentially destroying all structural integrity of the hull. If the transom stru...

.“Bonding” seems to have a connotation of grounding. In DC circuits the term “bonding” refers to a circuit that is not intended to ever carry any current related to DC power distribution and is designed to connect together all metallic components of a particular system, such as the fuel system, in ...

Q1: is the wire insulation color coding in which the insulation color denotes the circuit as described in the REFERENCE article as used by Boston Whaler for direct current powered branch circuits typically used by other boat boat builders? Please note that in the article in the REFERENCE section th...

Q1: under what circumstances should an electrically powered sump pump be installed in a c.1986 MONTAUK 17? Read the advice in the owner's manual regarding drain plugs. If you don’t have a printed copy, you can use my on-line manual: https://continuouswave.com/whaler/reference/manual9-17/operations....

Q2: are you absolutely certain this boat has an Armstrong Braket? A typical larger Boston Whaler boat with an engine set back bracket would have a Whaler Drive, a completely different engine set back bracket than an Armstrong Bracket. A Whaler Drive is fiberglass and has a substantial buoyancy box t...

Look for a strap with a smaller load rating; the strength and size of the hook will proportionately smaller.

For a 13-footer a winch strap does not need a 5,000- or 10,000-lbs rating.

Q2: are the two waste pump-out ports provided on the head itself?

—or—

Q3: are there two separate fittings on the hull for connecting a marina pump-out hose?

ASIDE: if a 2015 boat is “too old” to receive factory tech support, Boston Whaler is losing its “legendary” company ethos.

Is there any space near the transom below the deck to fit a livewell pump or thru hull? Read this two-part article. There are many illustrations that will help you understand better. It shows a 22-foot hull, not an 18-footer. https://continuouswave.com/whaler/reference/outrageRestore.html Exactly w...

Q1: Is there enough room between the deck plate and fuel tank to run more hoses? Q2: is there enough room (in the bilge [under the cockpit deck] of a 1988 OUTRAGE 18] to fit in a live well pump and shutoff valve? The OUTRAGE 18 hull has no bilge. The space between the hull molded part and the hull ...

Repair the damage to the bow towing eye and to the transom lifting eyes before inverting the boat hull. You will need to fix those three fittings eventually, so do that job first.

Before attempting to invert the hull, you should consider removing the railings, the center console, and the engine. Employ several strong men to assist you. An overhead beam and ratchet lifts can be used to raise the hull. The bow eye amd transom eyes can be used as points of attachment, if those f...

Note: if the embedded reinforcement by Boston Whaler is phenolic board, that material can be tapped, and machine screws can be used as the fasteners instead of self-tapping screws. I suggest you consult with the factory to confirm their preference.

Apparently the technicians at the marina either cannot read, are dyslexic, or never got your instructions. If you are not satisfied, you should work out a remedy with the marina. Without knowing how the retainer fasteners have been secured into the hull laminate in this installation, the integrity o...

The workmanship is excellent. To realize the most value you must find a buyer who wants exactly this sort of jazzed-up 13-footer. The typical buyer of a 1967 SPORT 13 won’t be willing to pay a big premium for all the additions. Most 13-footers are more basic, and are used by younger boaters, or as t...

The vacuum pump is also able to run automatically. It is powered by circuit 520-8, which also runs from the Starboard battery. A 10-Ampere circuit breaker (on Sheet 8) at the HEAD PANEL should shut off that pump via circuit 524-14 (Sheet 3) which runs into the holding tank area. On the drawing a rel...

Veloven9154 wrote:There was no green foam as expected.

The foam injected into the hull by Boston Whaler is NOT green. The foam is usually initially white and yellows with age. The laminating polyester resin or perhaps the fiberglass strands have a green hue.

Generally by 2010 and certainly in the case for larger boats like a 25-footer, the electrical wiring and control system was sufficiently extensive and complex that Boston Whaler would provide a detailed schematic diagram that reveals the exact wiring of all the electrical components, controls, circu...

The best view of the damage is seen in Figures 3 and 4. Here is a good close-up view: https://i.postimg.cc/gmgM0xgC/IMG-20250426-WA0004.jpg The damage goes past the gel coat layer, past the blue-green lamination layer, past the foam, and all the way to what looks like the woven mat layer of (the oth...

Q3: should this damage be repaired before any further use of the boat? Q4: does this damage require immediate repair? Damage of this type--keel rash--must be repaired. If you must continue to use the boat before making any repair, you should apply a high-quality high-adhesive-strength waterproof du...

Q2: [using the four types of damage as defined in the Boston Whaler factory repair instructions] what type of repair is needed for the keel damage as seen in Figure 1? Judging the damage to the hull from the photograph in Figure 1 is difficult due to the small image size, poor lighting, soft focus,...

Q1: how is damage to a Unibond hull repaired, such as seen in Figure 1 below? For advice on making repairs to the Unibond hull of your Boston Whaler boat, please read the article that is pinned at the top of the REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS forum (i.e., this forum) at Advice on Repair of Unibond Hulls...

An accurate assessment will require seeing how the modification to become a center console was accomplished. The details and aesthetics will influence the boat value. Good photographs are needed. The SPORT 15 is a very popular model, and there should be very strong interest. The TOHATSU engine is an...

Q2: [in the manufacture of 13-foot hull by Boston Whaler] are there any bad years to avoid [due to defects in manufacturing] The only really notable problem in manufacturing of the Unibond hulls occurred in some larger models in which the hull sides tended to develop some waviness in what should ha...

Q1: other than a blue gel coat interior, what are the design difference between 13-foot hulls made prior to 1980 and those made after 1980? In the non-forum areas of the continuousWave website, particularly the WHALER section and its REFERENCE section, there are several articles on the 13-foot hull...

We are not sure how these boats are constructed. The essential feature of a Boston Whaler boat is its Unibond hull construction. This excerpt from the FAQ Q3 explains the method concisely: The construction of a Boston Whaler boat is based on the UniBond technique where two relatively thin uncured l...

Q3: what is your opinion on keeping the 1998 Anniversary Edition Super Sport [13] as original as possible? To keep the boat in its original condition is the best decision you could have made. But as seen in Figure 1, there are some parts missing from your boat: side console, railings, original anch...

I do not recall that Boston Whaler ever provided a center console version of the 13-foot hull. I suspect that might be because the beam of the hull was not sufficient to have a center console and still afford room to get around the center console. If you must have a center console, it would probably...

Q1: where is embedded wood reinforcement located in a 1991 13-foot hull into which wood screws could fasten a center console? For information about the location of embedded wood reinforcement in a c.1991 13-foot hull, please visit the WHALER section of the website, and then visit the REFERENCE sect...

Q2: can you identify ANY classic MONTAUK hull in which its original through hull drain was using plastic parts?

Hi Frank. Typically all the DSC radios on a boat would use the same MMSI. There are two types of handheld radios (in the general plan for MMSI usage): ⋅ handheld radios that are always associated with their mothership; these would use the MMSI of the ship; and ⋅ handheld radios N...

As I mentioned already, I am highly skeptical of several claims made in this discussion that have alleged that with knowledge of a boat's state registration number you could locate personal information about the boat owner using resources available to the public provided by manufacturers of outboard...

I asked ChatGPT: What is a good selling price for a 1963 Boston Whaler boat with a1997 engine and an old trailer? ChatGPT said: Pricing a 1963 Boston Whaler with a 1997 engine and an older trailer depends on several factors, including the boat's condition, the engine's performance, and the trailer's...

Here is a comparable 13-footer, but much newer hull, much newer engine, much newer trailer: https://continuouswave.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=8224 That really super-nice 13-footer went for $6,000 in Florida. In comparison your boat is much older and had hull damage, and still has spider crack...

See a companion article about using E-Z-Lube spindles at

E-Z-Lube Spindles
https://continuouswave.com/forum/viewto ... 264#p49924

To see a short and well-done two-minute 14-second motion picture and sound presentation about the Dexter E-Z-Lube Spindle and axle, visit youTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT0RKDGgDm8 On the other hand, another youTube video proposes to show the grease system will tend to blow out the rear ...

Figure 1, below, shows the wiring for the navigation lamps as found on a 1976 SPORT 15 (that I used to own). sport15TerminalStripPort ft.jpg On this particular boat I did NOT have a molded plastic cover to provide weather protection for the terminal strip. As far as I could tell there wasn't one use...

I assume the HONDA BF35 engine weight is 198-lbs.

For comparison, an OMC c.1976 two-cylinder 521-cc 35-HP 15-inch-shaft pull-start engine weighs 115-lbs, or electric start model weighs 118-lbs. These were often used on 13-footers.

I see a couple of problems with the rig that will reduce its value. The hull looks like it has the cut-down transom for a 15-inch-shaft length engine, which would be correct for a stock 1963 hull. The HONDA engine looks more like a 20-inch shaft model. Q1: please confirm the shaft length of the Hond...

You should contact the manufacturer of your boat trailer and inquire with them what the axle rating was on the trailer when it was built. You should identify if the axle is a straight axle or has a drop. The closer you can get to the exact OEM replacement the easier the replacement will be. If the t...

A similar answer is given in the FAQ at Q4:

https://continuouswave.com/whaler/reference/FAQ/#Q4

Olaf--typically the hull and inner liner were molded long before the particular model of the boat was determined by subsequent modifications. Typically the electrical wiring for the bi-color navigation lamp at the bow was routed under the boat's rub rail. The wiring at the bow was typically led forw...

A local dealer provided the attached image from the installation instructions of the Sun Lounge option... The resolution of the drawing is very poor and difficult to see. It looks like someone used a digital camera to take a picture of a digital display screen of a digital image file, leading to al...

A sidebar discussion about blurring state registration numbers has been moved to THE GAM for further discussion.

... recall around 2005 that the state of Georgia had a downloadable file of all registrations in the state. It included state decal HIN, motor, owner address, etc. I did a quick search to see if it was still available and happy I didn’t see it. I think that in the early days of companies and govern...

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