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I was checking on my father-in-laws big boat the other day, and while I was at the yard I saw this 2001 Whaler 23 all jacked up. Someone had a bad day. I hope it was an accident and not foul play!
RingLeader; I'd step right up to the plate and make him an offer 'as is'. You've got nothing else to do this summer! I bet it spent a few day on the "ROCKS". Sad!
Boston Whaler, "MUMBLER", 24' Outrage, twin 175 HP Evinrude Ocean Pros. Snowball, the cat...
Someone would surely think that if Whaler was such a good boat and nothing happened during the construction process, damage like that should not have occurred, therefore, Whaler should be responsible for all of the repairs under warranty. I can hear it now ... "No sir, Mr. Warranty claims man, I didn't hit a thing."
That doesn't look that bad. I'd say the Cowboy hit the rocks though.
If it is only glass work with no broken stringers; the hardest part of the job would be flipping the boat over. When the repairs are done, paint the hull. Put a new lower end on that Merc then wave at your friends as you drive off.
I'd seriously look at it as a project boat; if I had the time and it was cheap.
If I want to stay married (and sometimes I don't, Hehe!) I'll stay the hell away from that Whaler!
Man, she hates that Mako. She calles it "His true love" Hmmmm, maybe shes right. The Mako never complains, never fusses at me, and NEVER asks me to have children! Hell, that Mako and I have the perfect relationship!
One day I brought up that I wanted to pick up a Mako 261 and put a full transom and restore it. The wife went nuts on me! I guess that idea is on hold for a while.
You see its all relative, she would rather drag me around all weekend while I watch her play with her sisters baby. She doesn't need me to do that, and I get zero out of doing that, so I'm doing her a favor by spending the weekend grinding the piss out of that old boat!
But in case y'all were wondering, the fist thing I said to myself as I surveyed the damage. "I wonder if I could fix this thing?" http://www.classicmako.com
That first one with the frayed mooring line hanging over the bow, says she broke loose (in a storm?), and spent some time being banged against serious rocks - like a breakwater or something.
In all seriousness but - who in their right mind - would tie up a vessel of that size and worth that much with just one line of that size?
The bow rails badly bent, suggesting maybe that bowline was tied over the bow rail?
I priced a 23 Whaler with twin 150's at last years boatshow, and was quoted someting like $248,00 Aus (Our $ is about 63 c against the greenback now).
Who in their right mind would leave a quarter million razoolies swingin on a piece a rope that dimension?
You know - most lines come with a printed SF (Safety Factor) and you can tell what load they will bear bye multiplying the SF bye the diameter.
Ahh - what the heck...to me that boats a "write off" plain n simple...
Makes me cranky to see a boat looking like that...yeah - I know shyte happens...but that WAS a nice boat.
Beat up Whaler (lots of pics) 
I hope he had good ins.
Boston Whaler, "MUMBLER", 24' Outrage, twin 175 HP Evinrude Ocean Pros. 
Snowball, the cat... 
