1966 Boston whaler 13’ sport

[Kardar2]

Hello All ,
I am a newbie here, well I am getting a free 13” sport Boston whaler and it is in really ruff shape. It is going to take a total restoration. My question is on the transom which seems to be a solid piece of fiber glass. I saw one guy on YouTube using L- bracket in the corner cause he had some cracking. But other than that I could not find any transom rebuild. So Am I correct that those are all solid fiberglass? If I see any cracking in the corner I will sand it down and re glass both inside and outside corners. I will be dragging the boat home this weekend. This will be my second boat that I restored. The first one was in 2000.So I know now what not to do LOL. Thanks Karl

 

[racerone]

You would want to take some time to weigh the boat.------Not uncommon for old whalers to be full of waterlogged foam.

 

[Kardar2]

This will be my Second boat so this one should go a little easier

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[racerone]

Step #1 is to check for water logged foam in the hull.

 

[Kardar2]

Step #1 is to check for water logged foam in the hull.

Yep I got the water drained out of it and motor pulled off. Now Going drag it in the garage and put it up on blocks and put some holes in it to see if it is water logged

 

[racerone]

If foam is waterlogged the water will not drain out if it.----Well , it might if you wait for 2 years.----Saw a Whaler go for scrap for this reason.

 

[Kardar2]

No water it is good

 

[jbcurt00]

No water it is good

That seems suspect, How'd you check for water?

Probably ought to weigh it and compare to original weight. Esp a foam filled liner tub style boat like a Whaler.

 

[zool]

Got any pictures of this rig? We like pics or it didnt happen.

 

[Kardar2]

Got any pictures of this rig? We like pics or it didnt happen.

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[jbcurt00]

FYI few are going to watch 11.5minutes of video to see if they can offer any advice, awful big ask of time, esp video posted elsewhere.

Good luck w your project, good descriptions and a few well taken pix would more then cover 11min of video and get much more experienced advice.

 

[Kardar2]

FYI few are going to watch 11.5minutes of video to see if they can offer any advice, awful big ask of time, esp video posted elsewhere.

Good luck w your project, good descriptions and a few well taken pix would more then cover 11min of video and get much more experienced advice.

It was late and saw you message so it was a lot easier to attach the video. Sorry for the inconvenience of having to watch.