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Not all Home Depot stores stock it but they will special order and the price was pretty good.

A Teleflex standoff bracket will give you the clearance you need.

Not all Home Depot stores stock it, but they will special order it for you.

Yes the guy that beat me to it just wanted the motor, I wound up paying $1,500 which I think is fair. I was able to get the Norman pin off and the paint chips off relatively easily. As for the trailer I reached out to the guy that originally had the boat and he's going to give me a notarized bill of...

The last owner painted the norman pin with awlgrip when he painted the boat and I'm not a fan. Can this be removed and if so what way would be best chemical or a wire brush on a bench top grinder?

When sanding mahogany interior for refinishing what different sandpapers are used? Would 60/120/220 be a good progression? Seats are in decent shape with the old varnish flaking off in spots and minor discoloration where the varnish has flaked off.

Thanks
Mike

Photos attached are of the chipping awlgrip other pictures are in my post from 2/11/16. Sorry for being black and white it was the only way to have the file small enough to upload.

Well it's official my son is a Boston Whaler owner. The boat bought the day before I was scheduled to look at was on put Craigslist Saturday night. The guy that listed said "For sale no motor recently purchased just for the newer motor". Not a bad boat but it does have some problems I have...

How do you keep finding better and better Whalers? I suppose next you'll find a 20 year old showroom model that's never seen water! Search, search, search and more searching. In all honesty this last one fell in my lap, it's from a local fishing forum where I asked a guy in a thread how he liked hi...

On the other hand, it is mid-winter, the boat is indoors, you cannot really sea-trial it, you probably cannot run the engine. Start your offer a littler lower because of the time of year. Initially I thought I would keep looking knowing I have this one in my pocket come spring but missing out on th...

Oldslowandugly wrote:Getting her to let her baby boy take a boat out alone, now that's going to be a task.

It's almost like you've been listening to our conversations.

Got pictures and a price ($4,000) from a guy on a local forum that is thinking of selling his. As stated earlier it's a 1975 13' that was restored in 2005 which included a new 25 Yamaha 4 stroke and a trailer he purchased last year that's seen the water once. He's asking more than I wanted to spend ...

Thanks Jim lesson learned. When we talked he said "how about Monday since this weekend is going to be brutally cold". I should have said that's ok I'll dress warm :) oh well everything happens for a reason.

The search continues. I received a text (from the guy whose boat I was scheduled to look at tomorrow) informing me he sold it today. I'm not happy. It appeared to be a great deal at $1,950 for what looked like a nicely restored 13-footer with a 2004 Yamaha 25-HP four-stroke-cycle engine and nice tra...

Good advice. Thanks, Dutchman.

I did take a class with my wife several years ago when New Jersey made it law for a license, and my son will soon, as well. Daughter will be next. She is only 11, so I have a couple years.

How mechanical is your son? Could he figure out if that was done, and defeat it? If he could, then he is probably going to squeeze the most out of it anyway.

If it was an IPad he would figure it out, on an outboard he'll only know what I teach him.

I like the idea of a smaller pitched prop but do I need to worry about the RPM's being to high or do you think this engine might have a rev limiter?

Is there a way to govern a 9.9 down? I was thinking it would be nice to start governed down and move it up slowly as he gains more experience.

Found what appears to be a much better deal (under 2k) fingers crossed scheduled to look at it Sunday.
1965 13'
2004 25 hp Yamaha 4 stroke
Trailer has new tires
Recently painted topside
New rub rail

Yes I have to temper my enthusiasm and find the right boat at the right price. Below is what I've come up with as a restoration plan. -Phase one any fiberglass repair, painting, gel coat restoration if possible, 9.9 tiller outboard, bench seat to operate from, and any required trailer repairs. -Phas...

A friend of mine would use a waterbed bladder as ballast, he would lay it out towards the stern and fill it (not all the way) at the dock. It worked well and he would dump when we returned to the dock. This was before they had specialty boats with built in ballast for wake boarding.

Thanks for the info that Whaler sits nice on that trailer of yours. I will need to make some adjustments to the winch post for sure then look to adjust the axle for proper tongue weight.

Great information about the trailer style I didn't know that.

Thanks

I'm pretty handy but don't have a lot of experience repairing fiberglass last time I did it was 25 years ago when I would fix my own surfboard. As for the trailer I need it to be safe and not damage the boat but we live on the water so it will be docked in the yard splashed in the spring and pulled ...

That's funny "His" Whaler. I always said I would never live vicariously through my children but I may have to make an exception in this case.

Thanks for all the feedback guys I also found a 1985 I'm going to look at.

I have not read it but will. Seller also states the trailer needs bunks I assume it is sitting on the frame of the trailer now but will know when I look at it this weekend. He also said it needs a coupler for the front of the trailer.

I'll start by saying I've never owned a Boston Whaler boat, but dreamed of owning one since I was 12. I remember as a kid looking through the classifieds and begging my father to at least go look at one to no avail. The closest I've come is the boat before the one I have now was a 19-foot Edgewater ...