The iconic image of Boston Whaler founder Dick Fisher driving only half a boat has become synonymous with the company, which turns 50 this year.
Soundings editor Bill Sisson — who recently passed a similar milestone — recalls what the boats meant to a generation that grew up on the water … and on Whalers.

Click here for our Boston Whaler slideshow (plays 3:07).

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