M/Y OLOH - Weighing Our Classic Boston Whaler 13 Sport

[@slydawwg]

You go Whaler all the way, no matter what you use it for . Cheers

[@dacklavish6349]

Good to know...

[@verucasalt2391]

We have a 1983 15' Whaler Sport with a new 60hp Eventide. Next step, boat like OLOH. 😏

[@OLOH]

Nice Whaler. You'll need something a little bigger than OLOH to carry a fifteen footer 😁Then again, you can always tow it!

[@verucasalt2391]

@@OLOH Thank you for your comment! I've been enjoying your videos. I loved going to different ports while growing up and would love to travel from Massachusetts to Florida for the winter, back to Mass. for the beautiful summers up here.... with the boat dog, of course. Our Whaler is named "Salty Paws". 😊 Safe travels, keep the videos coming!

[@lgallant]

Mind sharing where you got the lifting harness? : )

[@OLOH]

Not at all! It's the Wichard Inflatable Boat / Dinghy Lifting Sling. Around $250 at Defender. We were prepared to have something custom made before we came across this and we love it. We always store in away from the elements when not in use and almost two years since buying it, it's as good as new. We have had zero issues.

[@WILSON.1]

Haha, I need to get one of those scales to figure out whether my old whaler is worth restoring.

[@gabe5476]

Where did you get the cushions?

[@OLOH]

We purchased the material, templated the original cushions and then had new ones custom fabricated. If would like specific info on the material and fabricator, please send us an email at [e-mail]. Cheers!

[@VDUB0217]

where did you buy the strap at

[@OLOH]

Defender. www.defender.com/product3.jsp?path=-1|215570|294|2345877|2345881&id=108436#

[@cloudk2030]

Nice

[@glenfitton2584]

My 1969 13’ whaler weighs 430 lbs. with a Yamaha 25 hp 2 stroke. The older Boston whalers make better tenders because the are so much lighter.

[@glenfitton2584]

1967 13’ tiller model. Bare hull 275 lbs. With wood seats 320 lbs.. 25 hp 2 stroke pull start, 108 lbs. gas tank, safety equipment, oars, anchor, less than 450 lbs. total. (You can verify this on continuous wave.com)

[@slydawwg]

Lighter does not equal better in a smaller boat. Even a tender, & if you have to worry about weight over quality, then you shouldn't be tender shopping ;) Cheers

[@joethomas6457]

I have had two 9' actually tender whalers in my shop at once. One weight was 180 other 250. One was wet but it road nicer and was just fine. Old school all the way way lighter. 35hp omc 2stoke is best on 13'. By a long shot. I have tried everything from 10hp to 70hp. Motors over 200lbs ruin the ride. Had a 55hp omc on one but it was overpowering Hull speed with just me. But put 6 adults on and 42mph no problems. 35hp does exactly the same just takes a second longer to get there.

[@redfox5305]

850