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15 super sport

She is coming along now!! Paint almost done.....  Motor in hand, she will be sweet when its done.  

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CaptBrett by Rising Contributor
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Classic Striper 15 Re-power

Hello! I have been looking for an affordable 4-stroke to re-power my ‘86 15’ Striper, which currently has an ‘86 Mercury 50hp 2-stroke. A few days ago, I came across a 2006 Merc 50hp Bigfoot at a fair price, but I’m concerned about it being a Bigfoot...

RCortes by Guest Contributor
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classic Model

More work on the Sport!!  Getting close to the paint job.  All holes from hardware have been filled with wood dows and expoxyCorner has been rebuilt

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CaptBrett by Rising Contributor
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CLASSIC MODELN 1982 15' SPORT

Not much happened this weekend, too many interruptions. Lots of sanding and grinding.  West System epoxy to fill all seems, and hold, wood dowels, with epoxy will be installed where all hardware was screwed in.   stencil # will be replacedsee grid li...

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CaptBrett by Rising Contributor
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1980's 15' Sport

I just picked up a 1983 15' sport.   wanted to poll the whaler family here to see who has refit one?  looking to do from top-bottom new motor and all!    love to see what you did !

CaptBrett by Rising Contributor
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classic restauration

Greetings from the Netherlands ! I am looking for all kinds of information of the Boston Whaler that was used in the Dutch Antilles with the Dutch Marines from 1992 onwards. What type? We are a foundation that restore old landing craft and shortly we...

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jack365 by Guest Contributor
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Boston Whaler factory, Rockland, MA 1961

Did you know that Mr. Fisher graduated from Harvard and his first prototype was a small foam and epoxy sailboat? After consulting his friend Ray Hunt, they decided to focus on outboards and showed the first 13' model at the Boston Boat show in 1958....

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CaptRob by Employee
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Paint Codes!

We get a lot of questions about what gelcoat or paint color code goes to our customer's boats. Here is a sheet that shows the Spectrum codes. Spectrum (https://spectrumcolor-com.3dcartstores.com/Gel-Coat-Search_c_7.html) is the authorized supplier fo...

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CaptRob by Employee
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