Need Advice on Boat Restoration

Repair or modification of Boston Whaler boats, their engines, trailers, and gear
Rage20
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Need Advice on Boat Restoration

Postby Rage20 » Tue Jan 20, 2026 10:04 pm

Give me advice on how to restore a 1988 OUTRAGE 20 with 2003 HONDA 225-HP engine as my first project of this type.

BACKSTORY
I just purchased a 1988 OUTRAGE 20 with a 2003 HONDA 225-HP engine.

The engine runs beautifully. The hull needs sanding and filling.

jimh
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Re: Need Advice on Boat Restoration

Postby jimh » Wed Jan 21, 2026 7:15 am

Please start a new thread and ask for advice on a SPECIFIC topic. The term “restoration” is much too broad to generate a useful discussion.

There there are thousands of prior discussions about repairs, and you can use the search function to find particular topics.

For example, to find articles on “sanding”, use this search:

https://www.google.com/search?q=Sanding ... uswave.com

The search engine input page is at

https://continuouswave.com/whaler/search.html

For advice on repairs to a Unibond hull, see


Advice on Repair of Unibond Hulls
https://continuouswave.com/forum/viewto ... 254#p49865