umblecumbuz
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If this question has been asked before, I apologise - but I can find no thread that directly relates.<br /><br />We are replacing a small workboat with one of two (used) Boston Whaler models, and they are as rare as hens teeth here in the Med, so we have had no hands-on experience. We know their reputation, of course. The choice is strictly between the two, and either would fulfil our needs (inshore pottering, ship-to-shore ferrying, a bit of mildly dirty weather sometimes, maximum 3 up). The one is a 13foot Sport, and the other is the 15foot Sport. Both are recent models, in similar condition, with 50hp motors.<br /><br />Having read conflicting reports on comparative hull performance in the water under varying conditions, I don’t know what to believe. Does any one of you good guys with Whaler experience have any preference?