Thoughts About Older Boston Whaler Boats and Value

[WillVan]

In the past I have I always wondered if the factory would like to buy-back a rare MISCHIEF 15 when they build their Boston Whaler Museum, but probably no. They're too fixated today on building even bigger fair-weather cocktail cruisers.

If we study the strange and rare models of Boston Whaler boats made, we see that usually they sell for less than the standard models. Along with the Mischief, I'm thinking about ones like the Low Profile 19 Outrage, the heavy commercial or military models, the Outrage Cuddy, some of those with optional decked-over cockpits, like that.

Then we have Whaler sailing dinghies (ugly and heavy), sailboats, even catamarans and inflatables! Not to mention the ones that looked unlike a Whaler, such as a 16 SL and a Yankee Voyager.

As is said on the television show Antiques Roadshow, the value [of an antique] is not as simple as supply-and-demand. Consider the 1957 Chevy as proof of that.

[That the value of an antique is not jut as simple as supply-and-demand is then] all the more reason to keep and enjoy these special boats.

There is no law against owning more than one Boston Whaler boat. I think having a 22 and a 13--or even 11--would be a good selection.