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Where can I purchase a seat mount that mounts to the face of the front anchor locker. It was Boston Whaler part number 1947982.

Do not introduce water to the boat till all the open holes are sealed. I'm in a pretty dry part of California, however, I am not sure how long the boat has had those open holes from the previous owner. The previous owner had the boat for about 18 years. It doesn't appear that he was particularly co...

When large surfaces of the deck have crazing and spider cracking as seen in Figure 3, the repair of the cracks on an individual basis will be impossible. The gel coat layer is thin. You cannot sand away the cracks and crazing without sanding away most of the gel coat layer. The damage to the hull k...

What is the goal for the boat? Hi Phil, I am not looking for [the boat to be restored] to be a museum piece. The boat will be my fishing boat. I would like the boat to look decent. I'm very detailed and have done many restorations and renovations for home and auto. Never done anything on a boat, bu...

My 1978 SPORT 15 boat has many problems. The gel coat and laminate layers are damaged in several places. Sections of the gel coat deck have spider cracks and crazing. Q1: How much of the existing gel coat layer needs to be sanded off before I can start the fairing process? Q2: Do I need to grind out...

What an admirable write up and rebuild. I’m bookmarking this thread for my restoration project. The thread has of very useful information that I’ll be looking back on. Thank you One huge piece of info you provided that I have been searching for is the pedestal seat mount up front. Had no idea it was...

Many Evinrude (and Johnson) outboard engines have integral mechanical tilt position locks that position the engine in a tilted-up orientation, but less than the full-up position. Securing the engine with one of these locks is generally referred to as the trailering position. I don’t believe I have ...

Q7: isn’t the whole idea [of using a "transom saver"] to relieve stress on the transom and put stress on the trailer?

Q6: why not brace the outboard engine to the trailer?

I have read that when trailering a boat with an outboard engine, the engine should not be positioned at the full-up tilt [mechanical lock position]. I have a SPORT 15 with an Evinrude 50-HP engine of 218-lbs with hydraulic trim-tilt. The engine has a [mechanical] lock for the full-up tilt position. ...

I just acquired my first 15-footer, a 1978 15-foot Red Dot hull. When I bought it I did not know anything about the Red Dot versions, I think a 15-footer Red Dot is uncommon. I’ve wanted to own a Boston Whaler for 25-years. A Boston Whaler boat been my dream since I was a kid on my godfather’s Monta...