York County Marine is a 100% Online Boat Dealer - We Specialize in Pre-Owned Boston Whalers & we always have Whalers in stock!100% of our boats are professionally delivered anywhere in the United States - from our yard to yours.International shipping is also possible. Get to know us on our website or our Facebook page, then give us a call.All YCM boats are thoroughly sea trialed and checked over by a marine mechanic prior to professional delivery.Visit our website or Facebook page for our Pre-Owned BOSTON WHALER INVENTORY LIST.We also have over 100 informative videos posted that may help you with your boat buying decisions.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The 14 foot Dauntless was only produced for two years, from 1999-2000. If you went to the boat show in 1999, you would have seen a Dauntless 14, 16 and 18 side by side, each being a few grand more than the other.These were the next generation of Boston Whaler - signaling the final and well overdue departure from the classic, yet dated Whaler hulls.If you follow York County Marine online, youve probably heard me discuss the even # Dauntlesses vs the odd # Dauntlesses - if not, we like the evens, not as much the odds. The predecessors to the even numbered center console 14, 16 and 18 were the 13 and 15 Dauntless models, which were in-between-ers if you will - you see, in the early 90s when BW should have been looking at their aging lineup with a bit of embarrassment and eager to introduce replacements for the classic 13, 15 and 17 footers, they instead jumped on the jet boat bandwagon, introducing the all new 13 and 15 Rage jet boats, which incidentally are two of the very few Boston Whalers to defy the rules of defying depreciation.. BW had a significant investment in these molds, so once they figured out their future wasnt in jets, a decision was made to update their aging lineup by remove the inboard motor and jet drive, closing the hole in the transom, changing the interior, bolting on an outboard and calling it a Dauntless (13 and 15). -The resulting ride quality was mediocre.Conversely, the next generation Dauntless, the 14, 16 and 18 were high quality, big, wide, excellent riding boats worthy of the marquee, offering a true, exciting, yet expensive alternative to Boston Whalers aging fleet.So why was the Dauntless 14 only offered for two years?The Dauntless 14 is considered the best production 14' center console everbuilt - but they were also considered very expensive, even by Boston Whaler standards - this model could cost as much as 20k back in '99!She was designed as a high end alternative, not a replacement for the classic 13. The all new 130 Sport was slated to arrive in 2000 for that purpose, at half the price of the Dauntless 14. They were also heavy, at 1000 pounds dry (before motor) the Dauntless was too much for the davit systems on the average modestly sized yacht, eliminating the overbuilt 14 foot center console as the ideal tender.To most, the Dauntless 16 with rear seating, more room and higher horsepower options was seen as more practical, and it well outsold the short lived Dauntless 14.The folks that bought a Dauntless 14 (my Dad included) did so for the outstanding build quality, scaled down big boat looks and big boat features - and because it would fit in the garage.Since this great little boat essentially priced itself out of the market, Whaler pulled the plug after just two years, making them both sought after and very difficult to find. Ours is in excellent condition - and she's made it all this time with NO BOTTOM PAINT!She's powered by the original 60 hp Mercury two stroke with ONLY 182 Hours!Some features of our 14 include - Integrated 24 gallon bellow deck fuel tank - on a 14 footer! Same Reversible Pilots Seat and Console found on larger Whalers60 hp Two Stroke Mercury with only 182 total hoursFactory Bimini Top Factory Comfort Package Bow RailsSide RailsSwim Ladder Super Clean & NO BOTTOM PAINT! Galvanized Trailer Included Interested? Give us a call between 10am and 7pm EST. phoneYork County Marine is a 100% online boat dealer, 100% of our boats are professionally delivered all over the country, with international shipping possible. We also buy Whalers everyday, all over the country - Safe, Simple, Professional. YCM a different kind of boat dealer
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