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....

check out this site for the story:http://continuouswave.com/whaler/reference/13/originalHullDesign.html
thank you for use of the picture
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!
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hahaha...totally love the smirk- completely agree with you stevie-o...
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