Monday, November 23, 2009

CANNOT get this design out of my head

this is the front view of the classic, "industry standard" boston whaler 13'...probably the most coveted craft by any young lad who grew up near a body of water..prior to obtaining their driver's license...this hull has barely changed since its creation in 1956....my father growing up in Boston always wanted one, and he passed on that jones to me, but like him, I could never afford one..

As an adult I was able to obtain a similar boat made by a small local boat builder.(which I rarely use, but love just as much as the day I bought it.....in addition to a much smaller 'punt-like' boat (8') that is a complete knock off of this whaler hull)

.... in the past two months not a day goes by that I don't look at those two boats and laugh about making a super thick and super short surfboard shaped exactly like the whaler's hull and no fins... i even reclaimed some old blue flotsam dock foam that's close to eight inches thick, and pretty gnarly...maybe I'll have my chance....

the story behind the whaler's conception and its designers'.. is an excellent one.....very simmonsque (bob simmons)

check out this site for the story:http://continuouswave.com/whaler/reference/13/originalHullDesign.html

thank you for use of the picture

2 comments:

  1. Love the 'smirk'...best boat ever... There is so much going into that design - and every kid on the South Shore of LI would have no idea - other than it got across the Great South Bay damn quick!

    SWS

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  2. hahaha...totally love the smirk- completely agree with you stevie-o...

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