17 Nauset 1961-1973

One of the earliest models available in the 16-foot hull, the Nauset (pronounced "NAW-sit") featured an elaborate mahogany center console. The 1970 Whaler catalog described it this way:

"It is on the three models of this series [Nauset, Eastport, Sakonnet] and their hybridized variations that the reputation of large Boston Whalers for total excellence has largely been built. They can negotiate in safety and reasonable comfort the wildest waters ever used for pleasure boating; yet they are adaptable to more casual types of water sport in a degree equalled by few and exceeded by none. Easy for one man to haul and launch with a trailer, they open to their owners all waterways in the country from spruce-fringed crystal lakes in the North to shallow, bone fish flats and ocean reefs in the Florida Keys-- from Massachusetts bluefish grounds in the rip tides off Martha's Vineyear to the salmon fishery and cruising paradise of the far Northwest; and besides all this they are constructed with a solid uncompromising quality normally expected only on custom-built yachts."

The Whaler catalog was filled with lengthy, complex grammar like that. Compound sentences were common; semi-colons were peppered all across the catalog; lengthy dependent clauses were the norm. Now Whaler--like everyone else--tells their story in simple sentences and fragments like this: "So there's less weight, lower cost." It really sold you the boat and the idea behind it.

The Nauset added lights, fixed pilot seat, console and windshield, console front seat, mechanical steering, and single lever engine controls to the base boat. In 1970 the list price was $1,995, a $695 premium over the bare hull.

16 Eastport 1961-1973

The Eastport was a step up from the Nauset, designed for owners who wanted more seating. For an additional $160 (c.1970) you got a rear seat, a fire extinguisher, a compass, and seven cushions, bringing the price to $2,180.

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