small boat for early teens

winni83 · 08-10-2017, 11:00 AM

Ditto on the 13 foot Whaler. We bought a 13 foot Super Sport in 1986 with a 25 HP Evinrude. Survived being used by 2 of our kids and now the grandkids are using it. Re powered with a 25HP Yamaha 4 stroke 4 years ago. Other than keeping the wood work decent and replacing some wiring and a few bilge pumps, it is still going strong and using its original trailer to boot. Plus at its age, I no longer worry about the inside of the boat getting dirty over the summer. Hose it out a few times and that is it.

08-10-2017, 11:00 AM	#3
winni83 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Moultonborough, NH Posts: 430 Thanks: 17 Thanked 213 Times in 135 Posts	Ditto on the 13 foot Whaler. We bought a 13 foot Super Sport in 1986 with a 25 HP Evinrude. Survived being used by 2 of our kids and now the grandkids are using it. Re powered with a 25HP Yamaha 4 stroke 4 years ago. Other than keeping the wood work decent and replacing some wiring and a few bilge pumps, it is still going strong and using its original trailer to boot. Plus at its age, I no longer worry about the inside of the boat getting dirty over the summer. Hose it out a few times and that is it.