published Sunday, January 29th, 2012 at 10:06 am by
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The Boston whaler 13 is a classic boat of all time. It was introduced in the 1950s and is still one of the most successful boats to be sold. This success is because of its good reputation in being reliable and durable. People say they make a life’s investment when they purchase a Whaler.
The Boston whaler 13 has excellent stability and a good load carrying capacity. It is known to battle any rough weather conditions possible in a very strong way. When it comes to engine power, although it can above fifty horse power, it is advisable to not go that far because it is not safe and is too much for the boat to handle. A 9.9 HP is the minimum required and with its light weight and shape, this boat can easily be operated with comparatively low horsepower.
The Boston whaler was made out of foam coated with a layer of thin skin of laminates and gel coat. The foam made the boat resistant to oil canning and could absorb sound very well. The entire central volume of the boat was filled with liquid foam which expands and hardens giving a composite structure. The conditions under which this procedure is done are tightly controlled so a good product is formed. The boat’s shape and its light weight allowed the floor of the bat to be placed above the waterline. Any water inside the boat could be drained off overboard with a strategically placed drain and sump at the rear of the cockpit. You could it keep the boat at the dock, out in the rain with the drain plug out and no water will accumulate in the boat. With high reserve buoyancy due to the foam filling of the boat, even if the entire cockpit is full of water, the power head of the outer motor would be above water level irrespective of that. The boat’s engine would continue to work even during such conditions.
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published Sunday, January 29th, 2012 at 10:05 am by
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A typical whaler is a specialized ship for whaling – catching/processing of whales for oil or meat. However, the International Whaling Commission’s ban on the commercial whaling in 1986 has changed the stereotype of utilizing a whaler. Amongst the many whaler boats, Boston Whalers are the most popular. Manufactured in the United States, these motorized boats are characterized by a foam-cored fiberglass hull.
Currently operated as a subsidiary of Brunswick Boat Corporation, almost all the Boston Whalers for Sale were initially manufactured in Massachusetts. The subsidiary, a division of Brunswick Corporation currently has its manufacturing facility at Edgewater, Florida. The group also owns Mercury Marine and all the Boston Whaler Boats come powered by Mercury engines.
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published Sunday, January 29th, 2012 at 10:02 am by
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Characterized by a foam-cored fiberglass, a Boston Whaler is a classic Whaler powered by a motorboat. These boats are manufactured by Boston Whaler (a subsidiary of Brunswick Boat Group), a division of Brunswick Corporation that also owns Mercury Marine who empowers new Boston Whaler Boats for sale with Mercury engines.
Most of the Boston Whaler Boats for sale are available for recreational activities and water sports like sport fishing, water skiing. These are also used as runabouts, or as tenders on larger yachts. T he first boat has been created in 1958 by Richard Fisher who crafted a 13-foot whaler that could withhold torture tests and end up unsinkable. It is said that any of the Boston Whaler Boats for sale can be cut into two, and even then the part with the undestroyed engine can be used to travel safely with both the broken parts floating. The Boston Whalers are known for their reliability, quality, and durability.
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published Sunday, January 29th, 2012 at 10:01 am by
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Just like your life cannot afford to sink into a deep turmoil, so is with boats. You need to make sure that you are sailing your very best possible, after all there is no guarantee of what waters you might tread and what tricks the currents might play. The sharp currents or a smooth quiet sail depend on the mood of the water and the agony of the wind. As a sailor, it is our best bet to only study the water and be armed with the best gear that you can have – a boat that is durable, made for rugged waters, performance driven and unsinkable! Isn’t it wise to be as much prepared as you can ever be!? What better than the Boston Whaler boats that stands for all of these, and much more. A Boston Whaler has been one of the best boats around, with years of experience in the making and classic beauty as its trademark. It is only a matter of time before you ask your dealer about the Boston Whaler that he will go on and on about its features and value at large.
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published Sunday, December 25th, 2011 at 8:31 am by
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The boston whaler has 75 years of history designing boats, here is a brief overview taken from wikipedia, the free encyclopedia-
Richard T Fisher was the designer of the original Boston Whaler. Fisher graduated from Harvard University in 1936 and majored in Philosophy. He was running an electric relay company, but he was interested in building small lightweight boats out of balsa wood. He designed a rowboat and got the materials to build it, but he never built it. Raymond Hunt, Richard Fisher’s friend, was a naval architect and was designing boats for a living. They formed the partnership that would design the first Boston Whaler. In 1954 Dick Fisher found a newly released product that was called polyurethane foam he immediately saw this foam as a potential boat building material. Fisher saw this foam as a “synthetic balsa wood”. The first boat that Fisher built with this foam as a base was a small dingy, that was inspired by the Alcort Sailfish. Fisher was very pleased with this new building materal that he showed it to Ray Hunt.
Ray Hunt was very impressed with the little boat, but he realized that a boat powered
by an outboard would sell better than a sailboat. Fisher decided to design the first boat after the Sea Sled design, which was built by Hickman in the 1920’s. Dick Fisher built a boat out of Styrofoam and epoxy. “It had two keels,” said Fisher, “one inverted V between the runners and an anti-skid, anti-trip chine.” Fisher tested the boat all that summer and thought it was “the greatest thing ever”. That fall, when Fisher started running the boat in the rough weather, a flaw was revealed. When the boat had a heavy load and was not planning, the cavity in the middle of the hull forced air into the water that was going into the prop. This caused the engine to run rougher because the engine was getting air with the water. Fisher brought his problem to Hickman, the original designer of the Sea Sled. Hickman was no help and thought his design needed no modifications. Fisher thought that he would have to “put some stuff on the bottom to move that airy water out the there.” He used a method of trial and error to fix the problem of airy water. He would lay fiberglass on the bottom of the hull at nine am and run the boat behind his house when the glass cured. If the design did not work, he would bring it back to his house and start over. This prototype boat began to have a slight V bottom and the two runners on the sides. Fisher then called Hunt to come over and look over the design changes. Hunt added his own design changes to the prototype; his changes included a third runner in the center of the hull. Fisher then built a copy of the prototype that would serve as a plug for the production mold. Fisher and Hunt took the boat on sea trials. One of these tests was to run the 13 foot boat from Cohasset Massachusetts to New Bedford and back, which is roughly 120 miles. During these sea trials, Fisher found another small flaw in the boats design, it was “wetter than hell.” “A lot wetter,” he said, “than the other boat had been.” The reason this boat rode wetter than the other boat was the nine inch sole that was throwing all the spray into the boat. Since they had already made a mold for the boat, the modified the mold by adding to the flat center and turning it into a V shape. When they built the boat from the modified hull mold, in 1956, it was the original Boston Whaler 13 hull. The boat that emerged from that original design was very stable and had great carrying capacity. These two features, along with the great performance and rough weather handling made it very desirable. Also since the Whaler was so light in weight compared to the other boats at the time, it could be propelled by lower horsepower engines.”