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Originally Posted by codeman671
I have to say that there are as good if not better boats for the money than the Whaler, sorry to rain on that. I agree with everything else however. There are others built to specs that meet or exceed the Whaler for a lot less. With Whaler you are paying more for the name and hype. Honestly, I have been told from a nationally acredited marine surveyor's opinion that in the case of the Whaler "they don't build them like they used to". After being bought out by the Brunswick Corp the sentiment is that they are now more about mass production.
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No rain here codeman. I have heard the very same thing about the Brunswick Whalers. My Whaler is an older model "95" to be specific. I bought it used for a great price. When I was looking I was not looking specifically at Whaler. I just happened upon a great Craigslist deal. The purpose of the post was not to specifically champion one manufacturer but to point out the major differences in small crafts under 20 feet. It was mentioned by a member of the forum that all boats under 20 feet were "unsinkable." I felt that this was misinformation that needed to be corrected. It is dangerous to give out a general statement like that to the public who may look to this site for information. They should be aware that the term "unsinkable" is being extremely loosely applied. I believe that the only type of boat that can truly be termed "unsinkable" is the solid foam core style boat. There are some exceptions to that but an aluminum skiff hardly qualifies.