1984 OUTRAGE 18 Hull Wavy Hull Side

[Sharkaholic]

My 1984 OUTRAGE 18 Port hull side is shown below in Figure 1. Give me advice about the wavy hull side.

Fig. 1. The wavy Port hull side of a 1984 OUTRAGE 18 boat.

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I have checked [the wavy area] for softness; I did not notice any softness.

The [starboard hull] side [does not have a wavy surface].

ASIDE: The fuel tank has been replaced.

[jimh]

The REFERENCE section of the continuousWave website has an extensive section containing information on Boston Whaler boats. A section called FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ's) provides well-researched answers to those questions.

I recommend you read the entire FAQ, but if you are in a hurry, you can read just the answer to this FAQ:

Q10: is a wavy hull side a problem?
https://continuouswave.com/whaler/reference/FAQ/#Q10

Q1: are you certain that the hull you have was a model year 1984?

If you have the federal hull identification number (HIN), the actual model year and year of production of the hull can be decoded from the HIN.

Q2: how long have you owned this hull?

Q3: was there any prior damage to the Port stern quarter area of the hull?

[jimh]

The fuel tank has been replaced.

I doubt there is a correlation between the wavy hull side on Port quarter and the notion that the below-deck fuel tank has been replaced.

Q4: was there some special inference you were making about a possible correlation between replacement of the fuel tank and the appearance of the wavy hull on the Port stern quarter?

Q5: did the wavy hull side at the Port stern quarter appear only AFTER the fuel tank was replaced?

[Sharkaholic]

I have read the thread [unclear, perhaps he means he read the Q10 answer in the FAQ that was indicated above] a long time ago and I totally forgot about it.

I have a guy interested in [purchasing] the boat who isn’t well-versed on these [OUTRAGE 18 boats with wavy hull sides], and I wanted to give him insight on [the existence of the wavy hull side] that wasn’t mine.

I will send him the info from the article [unclear, perhaps means the Q10 answer in the FAQ] and let him [decide if he wants to buy the boat or not].