Re: Mercury Marine Invitation to the Registry
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Originally Posted by Mystic ZR-1
13' Whalers w/50 Mercs and a good 2 blade on them were a fun ride but had a tendancy to
go over backwards! More airplane then boat...
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Not to hijack, but.... I never flipped mine but I did crack the transoms at the corners in two. We used to jump them on large waves--got the bow about 8' out of the water and the stern about 4'. When it went back in there was a fair amount of torque on the transom. Since the boats were new on the market Whaler gave us new boats the first two times but said a third was on us. So I built and bolted up some "elephant" braces in the transom corners and never had the problem again. --Bob
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1995 Polo Green #409 "WARP TEN"--Haibeck 350/510 package, 4.10s, Hurst, Stock Exhaust with QTP Cutouts
--Sold but still running strong
1993 Quasar Blue #161 "HIL KING"
--Sold but still running strong, now with more than 120,000 miles
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