POWER REVIEW | BOSTON WHALER 230 VANTAGE Handsome dual console hardtop Story | Andy Adams The famous Boston Whaler slogan, "the unsinkable legend" has always expressed a safety promise that from their very beginning, set a Boston Whaler apart from other boats, and it's clear to me that the designers take this heritage seriously. The Boston Whaler 230 Vantage maintains the virtues that have made Whalers such an enduring success and now the designers have skillfully captured those virtues in a handsome and somewhat more traditional dual console design. We did our sea trials at Gordon Bay Marine on Muskoka's Lake Joseph where cottagers have embraced their 'Whalers as versatile cottage boats, but the 230 Vantage has capabilities far beyond just family cruising. This is a big comfortable boat that would suit Georgian Bay islanders, Great Lakes and west coast fishermen and of course, places like Florida with equal competence. The 230 Vantage and the Mercury Verado 350 make a well-equipped fishing platform, a family water sports boat, a dive boat and more. 48 Can adian Ya cht i ng Bow area with the removable picnic table in place. FEBRUARY 2020