1. Use the full 4 digit year for everything you are asking your question about. Example: 1962, 1988, 2000, 2011
2. Include the correct name of your Whaler model. Example: Montauk 17, Montauk 170, Outrage 26, Outrage 260
3. Include the length when necessary. Example: 16, 17, 18, 20, 22
4. Do not post your email address anywhere on this site as it is already in your user profile.

Please do not abbreviate the year. Use the full 4 digit year.
Joe Kriz	#1  Posted on 06/18/12 - 3:15 PM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11447 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	I see too many people abbreviating the year of their Whalers or motors, etc... Please, when people search for certain year items, abbreviated years do not work well. Our Search Engine requires a minimum of 3 characters to be able to search. Therefore, trying to do a search for a certain year does not work with just 2 characters. Use the full 4 digit year. '86 is 3 key strokes... 1986 is four keystrokes.... There is no such thing as 86' year as that would be 86 feet..... Thank you for your co-operation...... All years that are abbreviated will be changed which makes the admins work more than then should have to. Edited by Joe Kriz on 06/25/12 - 1:55 PM
Joe Kriz	#2  Posted on 06/19/12 - 6:29 PM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11447 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	I'm serious about this folks... Every post I see that has an abbreviated year will show EDIT in your post..... Please.............. Use the full 4 digit year............
wezie	#3  Posted on 06/20/12 - 5:45 AM
Member Posts: 109 Comments: 0 Joined: 05/12/07	Thanks Joe, that is something I would never have thought of. It has most likely caused problems in other searches. John
Mtierney	#4  Posted on 06/20/12 - 6:58 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 172 Comments: 0 Joined: 01/08/12	Joe, hope you didn't mind my tongue-in-cheek comment in the other thread (I didn't want to hijack that thread either). Thank you for all of your hard work with this site, it is truly one of the most helpful sites out there! I can see how the full year would help in searches. Thanks again, Matt 1985 Newport 17 w/ 70 yamaha
vin197922outrage	#5  Posted on 06/20/12 - 1:40 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 76 Comments: 4 Joined: 11/30/08	will do
Jay Fitz	#6  Posted on 06/30/12 - 7:18 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 343 Comments: 0 Joined: 09/08/10	Mtierney wrote: Thank you for all of your hard work with this site, it is truly one of the most helpful sites out there! I can see how the full year would help in searches. What he said...
Joe Kriz	#7  Posted on 07/01/12 - 1:52 PM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11447 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	I have a 12' Ford Pickup for a tow vehicle..... What year Ford is it? 1912 or 2012 ? Edited by Joe Kriz on 06/30/12 - 9:00 PM
cwk6	#8  Posted on 07/01/12 - 2:21 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 175 Comments: 0 Joined: 10/04/11	Joe Kriz wrote: I have a 12' Ford Pickup for a tow vehicle..... Twelve feet seems awfully short for a truck...
Joe Kriz	#9  Posted on 07/01/12 - 2:27 PM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11447 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	We have a WINNER........ That was a trick question and wanted to find out who was on the ball....... Obviously you cannot determine the year of the Ford truck as it is a very short 12 foot truck....... I'm glad someone is paying attention cwk6...........
Carmarche	#10  Posted on 07/02/12 - 4:59 AM
Member Posts: 3 Comments: 0 Joined: 06/21/12	Oops... I read that when I joined and still goofed. I got the dreaded edit. Sorry bout that ! Marc
Joe Kriz	#11  Posted on 07/10/12 - 3:06 PM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11447 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	No need for apologies folks.... I also am not here to give anyone English lessons on how to use proper punctuation marks... However, it is much easier for everyone reading your post to read the full year rather then try and figure out if it is 88' (88 feet) or 88" (88 inches) or 88 (88 HP)...... 1988 should be used. This also helps out when people do a search for the correct year item they may be looking for... So, I am asking everyone to please use the full 4 digit year.... Thanks for all your co-operation........
DonavonMn	#12  Posted on 09/30/12 - 11:40 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 73 Comments: 0 Joined: 09/20/11	Sorry Joe, I will go edit some of my recent posts. Don
jack12	#13  Posted on 03/29/13 - 11:20 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 28 Comments: 1 Joined: 08/12/12	Apologies Joe. I will review code of conduct section. This site is truly fantastic.
Joe Kriz	#14  Posted on 05/30/15 - 10:34 PM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11447 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	We still see far too many people abbreviating the year, so please, use the full 4 digit year.