Hey guys, this may be miscategorized but here's the story. I'm helping a buddy look for another boat and he's landed on a 1985 27' Boston Whaler Outrage with twin Yamaha 225's. It's a bit rough and would need some love to bring it back cosmetically. To the point - the owner (original) had the factory install a Whaler Drive back in mid '90s I think. It's a platform with the motors mounted off that. It's a beautiful piece well designed, made and installled - but there's no friggin drain plug on the boat. Maybe the platform covered it or maybe 27 Whaler's dont's have a plug. The Whaler's owner's forum has no info on this issue. What do y'all know about this. Thanks. Jeff
Thread: No drain plug
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07-07-2013 10:02 PMPeople we meet in life are either a Blessing or a Lesson
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07-07-2013 10:33 PM
Can you get a pic of the transom?
I think a drill, some 42 or 5200 and a $10 fitting should take care of it.
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07-07-2013 10:48 PM
Whalers don't need drain plugs, they have foam to absorb all the water...
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07-07-2013 11:12 PM
Wish it were that easy, I'd have one installed in minutes. Boat is about 100 miles away. The platform mimics and covers the transom almost completely and is a hollow or foam filled units about 30" out; there's really no drilling it. Just real curious if this is part of the whole Boston Whaler thing................unless Rob is right..............
People we meet in life are either a Blessing or a Lesson
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07-07-2013 11:19 PM
I think Rob is correct, the whole boat is foam filled.
So a 36" long drill bit, and some PVC pipe...
Or, just a good bilge pump.
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07-08-2013 06:27 AM
Here' s another Whaler site. It's a bit of a hassle to navigate. Continuous Wave
Parabellum FJ²B
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07-08-2013 06:38 AM
I think that the platform covered it.
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07-08-2013 07:31 AM
Thanks to the guys over on the Hull Truth.
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Or Just call Whaler 1-877-294-5645, ask for Glen? in parts. Give him your info and he'll be able to pull it up for youParabellum FJ²B
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07-08-2013 09:06 AMWhalers don't have a drain plug due to being foam filled. A friend of mine had one he believed was heavier than a normal Whaler. We drilled a hole to install a drain plug and found the foam saturated with water. He let it drain for about two weeks and got at least 50 gallons of water out of it.
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07-08-2013 11:01 AM
Thanks for all the help guys, That center picture that Bob posted is it exactly. The darn thing may very well be water saturated as it's top speed is about 35 mph with the 225s - seems way slow as I'm thinking the boat should do 50?
People we meet in life are either a Blessing or a Lesson
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07-08-2013 03:07 PM
Park it in Phoenix for three weeks.
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07-08-2013 06:24 PM
Saw it in half...
just like their ads
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07-08-2013 09:01 PM
Didn't realize you thrashed your ankle.
Hope you're doing well.
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07-09-2013 01:00 AM
When they develop an ankle that lasts for more than 8 years then my doc said it would be worthwhile.......and there's the small matter of health insurance.....meanwhile I can still bicycle very well. The back story is that I came into contact with a 1440v high line in 2001 - blew me right out of the tree; very lucky to be alive.
People we meet in life are either a Blessing or a Lesson
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07-09-2013 06:16 AM
Surprised the tree huggers out there didn't have you arrested for damaging that tree
If your Buddy buys that boat, I would suggest putting in a drain plug. There are numerous articles on doing it .Parabellum FJ²B
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07-09-2013 11:39 AM
Too close to true Bob. Because of some of the sparking the tree actually caught on fire and smoldered for awhile and power was lost to my neighborhood. There were a few comments in the following weeks about messing up that pretty Silver Maple - that's Oregon for ya. I will call the factory today and ask about this issue. Thanks.
People we meet in life are either a Blessing or a Lesson