ducktales wrote:Q3: is the seat worth restoring?
Q4: is the console worth restoring?
If the seat and the console are the original components of the boat as a NAUSET or an EASTPORT or a SAKONNET, they were made with very good marine mahogany woods.
If the wood is still in good condition--which for a nearly 50-year-old boat would be quite amazing--then you may be able to restore the wood to its former glory as a beautiful fine marine mahogany varnished wood component of the boat. This depends entirely on the wood's present condition.
It looks like some of the wood has been painted, and removal of the paint may be difficult and required abrasion, possibly losing some underlying wood. If there is plywood used, you must be careful not to sand of the finish layer.
If the wood has rot or has delaminated or is otherwise compromised, restoration using the original wood may not be possible. However, a skilled carpenter could use the existing wooden components as patterns and duplicate the original console and seat, if that is desired.
Or you could alter the boat to have a different console and seat, something more available today, such as a molded fiberglass console and polyurethane molded pedestal seats.
At age 25 you probably unlimited energy for this project. Again, as long as the hull is not damaged, not waterlogged, not missing major components, the boat could be the starting point for a restoration. But be careful that you won't spend more money and time than just paying more for a Boston Whaler boat in better condition as your starting point.