Where to start 1956 Boston Whaler

[Bchildree]

My grandfather recently passed one of his friends moved following his new wife. When his house sold he had my grandfather pull his grandfathers old fishing boat to his house. He plans on fixing it up but has no time or the knowledge to do so. I figured I would fix it as a surprise to him for being so great to my grandfather. I have fixed up several boats and know the basics of fiberglass and fixing old motors, but my question is there anything I should know about a boat being this old. I’m used to working on motors of this era but I have no idea about the hulls is there anything I should know about working on this old hull

 

[tpenfield]

:welcome:

I'm lost . . . who's grandfather and friend with grandfather's new wife, and then the grandfather's grandfather?

1956 is one of the original Boston Whalers. After you have a few posts you can post some pictures, which will help with responses. By then we may have figured out the family tree as well.

 

[Scott Danforth]

with a 62 year old whaler, if the foam is saturated, it could be problematic. suggest you weigh the boat and compare to spec

 

[Woodonglass]

Whalers are all Tub Constructed boats. By this I mean, the entire top of the boat including the deck is ALL one piece. the Hull is entirely foam filled and then the top Tub is placed and glassed to the inside of the hull. NOT the easiest boats to work on and if the foam is water logged the boat is probably close to 600 lbs heavy. It would All have to come out and be replaced. You could easily spend 300 man hours and $3-4 K to get her back on the water somewhat close to how she was when new.

 

[kcassells]

Put up some pics.