Bad ass 13 ft whaler
05-18-2014, 12:33 PM
#31
On the subject of whaler hull lengths (post classic whalers, not current bathtub looking whalers)
A 13 is 13'4, the 15 is 15'5 and the 17 is 16'4.......It made a huge difference when I bought my 15 since it was going in a garage at a 2nd home 200+ miles away and I didn't want to be obligated to trailering it back/forth. The 15 fit in the garage (with a collapsible tongue on the trailer) by less than 1/2 inch. I measured, thought I had it until the first time I put it in the garage, the door supports on the back of the garage door stuck out like 4 inches and would hit the trailer with the door about 10 inches off the ground (so close). I thought of notching the supports on the lowest section until my uncle said, just tilt the trailer off to one side of the garage......he was right! Swing the trailer over a foot to one side and it gave you more walking space on one side and the door closed no problem!
The 13 is the most common, the 15 is supposedly the best ride and the 17 is a great all around boat though it can porpoise at higher speeds requiring the dolphin tale thing on the lower unit (at least that is what a guy told me with a high hp 17).
A 13 is 13'4, the 15 is 15'5 and the 17 is 16'4.......It made a huge difference when I bought my 15 since it was going in a garage at a 2nd home 200+ miles away and I didn't want to be obligated to trailering it back/forth. The 15 fit in the garage (with a collapsible tongue on the trailer) by less than 1/2 inch. I measured, thought I had it until the first time I put it in the garage, the door supports on the back of the garage door stuck out like 4 inches and would hit the trailer with the door about 10 inches off the ground (so close). I thought of notching the supports on the lowest section until my uncle said, just tilt the trailer off to one side of the garage......he was right! Swing the trailer over a foot to one side and it gave you more walking space on one side and the door closed no problem!
The 13 is the most common, the 15 is supposedly the best ride and the 17 is a great all around boat though it can porpoise at higher speeds requiring the dolphin tale thing on the lower unit (at least that is what a guy told me with a high hp 17).
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