The purists will say you don’t need a bilge pump in a Whaler. I disagree. I don’t want to step on my boat and have wet feet while I idle out
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The purists will say you don’t need a bilge pump in a Whaler. I disagree. I don’t want to step on my boat and have wet feet while I idle outLast edited by BADFI$H; 05-12-2022, 09:06 AM. -
I remember that one Ole. I also remember a 15 with a Tuuci Top.Last edited by BADFI$H; 05-12-2022, 07:18 AM.Leave a comment:
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Thanks! I needed that. Someone must have been fixing them for me, because they were small and then I would come back to the thread a few hours later and...Leave a comment:
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The boat still has a punch list to complete but I had to get it on the water and see how it ran. I was very impressed with how stable it was. I only hit...
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Installed some 7.7 JLs in the console. Hydraulic steering installed and Yamaha rigging. Hung the “new to me” 2006 90 2 Smoke. This motor is cleeeean!...
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Some more rigging. Decals installed and rubrail on. Console fastened down. Yes those are drains for my console rod holders. I painted the inside of...
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I wanted to make sure the cooler/livewell under the front seat was insulated. So I made a mold and filled it with some 4 lb foam I had laying...
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I got the boat back down to the Keys and started rigging everything.
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The first thing I did when I joined was find this thread! Beautiful work Ole!...Leave a comment:
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It is a rigging tunnel. There is a plate that covers it. It allows for the rigging to be run from the rear of the boat to the console concealed instead...Leave a comment:
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I felt that on such a small boat with limited beam, adding a toe kick to the console would be great and also allow me to stand up and drive when necessary....
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Some more shots of the paint outdoors....
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I decided I really wanted a specific gray for the hull that I had seen on a 39 SeaHunter down here in Key Largo. After contacting SeaHunter, I ordered...
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So a few things transpired during this time. I decided to go another direction in regards to the motor. I also found a really unique console that I had...
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Next all the holes got filled on the topside, lots of sanding and then high build primer. The strakes look like they weren’t meant to be there as they...
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I had done much research over the years on what is needed to make a 15 Whaler stable at speed. While I was not looking to do 60 or 70, I did want to possible...
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In fact, I actually stripped down everything on the boat. This happens to be a center console model which is “supposedly” rare. I have owned 3 other...
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It’s not that I didn’t like the Tohatsu 70 TLDI. It was a great little motor, and one of the reasons I bought the boat. But it was a little on the...
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What I started with…...Leave a comment:
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15 Whaler Build
I thought I would share a recent build I did on one of my favorite boats. I have been fortunate enough to have owned around 13-14 different Boston Whalers...
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