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.

What Model Whaler Do I Have?
Joe Kriz	#1  Posted on 09/27/11 - 5:02 PM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11447 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	We have noticed that many people do not list their correct model of their boat in the boat info section which is located in their profile. This sometimes can be confusing for new members because they may be comparing them to the newer models which have 130 Sport, 170 Montauk, etc.... The older Classic models are different. Before putting your boat info in your profile, check this Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) for the correct model name of your Whaler. http://www.whalercentral.com/faq.php?...p?cat_id=5 For those of you that can't identify your model due to customization or complete removal of original interior, then you have what we call a "Custom" model. Example: 1962 Custom 13' 1971 Custom 16' 1978 Custom 17' Even though you may have a Classic 16' 7" model, 1975 and earlier are called 16' models and 1976 and later are called 17' models. Again, both the above models are the exact same length, 16 feet 7 inches but have different model names. Hope this helps everyone understand a little more about model numbers and which model they actually have.
Jack Jordan	#2  Posted on 09/27/11 - 6:57 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 152 Comments: 1 Joined: 11/23/10	The older Classic models are different. Well said Joe. It should be fairly easy to ID a model based on the furniture configuration. The year is a different story. I for one would like to see more info from members on things like the 3rd grip on the 13'. And what year BW moved the anchor light from the port side to the starboard. What year did the knurled stantion fitting move from the bottom to the top. Inquiring minds would like to know. Jack 1963 Custom 16, stencil #31048
spuds	#3  Posted on 09/27/11 - 9:01 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 166 Comments: 5 Joined: 08/01/07	So if my Nauset has been a Nauset for 50 years, if I add a stern seat does that REALLY now change it to an Eastport? : ) 1985 Outrage 18
Joe Kriz	#4  Posted on 09/27/11 - 9:14 PM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11447 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	The Stern seat was optional when the boat was new which would have turned it into an Eastport... So, if you put in an original replacement stern seat, then it would turn it into an Eastport model.... http://www.whalercentral.com/userphot...lbum_id=15 While we are discussing the 16' models, I see far too many people think they have a Sakonnet model just because it has an RPS pilot seat. To be a true Sakonnet model, it needs to have both the RPS and the Forward Platform... http://www.whalercentral.com/userphot...lbum_id=26
Joe Kriz	#5  Posted on 10/12/11 - 4:27 PM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11447 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	To confirm what Boston Whaler defines as a Custom Model or Custom Rig, see this thread. http://www.whalercentral.com/forum/vi...post_84902
gusgus	#6  Posted on 10/16/11 - 3:19 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 233 Comments: 3 Joined: 10/12/11	Great read. I agree that a BW becomes what you make it. The name used seems to be the sticking point. If I customize, how can anything become a factory name? I started out with an Outrage and now it's a corvette? srsly????? 1987 Outrage 18 W/150 Merc and 8 Honda
Joe Kriz	#7  Posted on 10/16/11 - 3:38 PM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11447 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	We are talking older 16/17 and smaller Whalers.... The Outrage hull was never offered in 3 or 4 different interior models although they did make a Newport 18 for one year which had the Outrage 18 hull. Your Outrage looks stock to me however I do have a question that you haven't answered from your personal page. Are those 4 Grab Rails installed on your gunwales? I have never seen that done before.
gusgus	#8  Posted on 04/14/12 - 5:01 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 233 Comments: 3 Joined: 10/12/11	WOW, Joe, I didn't mean to keep you waiting for an answer to this question. I had thought I answered it, but??? YES, those are 4 ea. grab rails installed and I asked the owner and he said they were on the boat in the boat store when bought new. I had wondered if he installed them later, since his medical condition made him squeamish out on the water. 1987 Outrage 18 W/150 Merc and 8 Honda
mrandmrsraposo	#9  Posted on 06/23/12 - 6:16 PM
Member Posts: 2 Comments: 0 Joined: 06/23/12	Hi Joe, I am hoping you can offer me your expertise. I am about to purchase a 21ft Boston Whaler. When trying to identify how old the hull was I came across a number on the transom...that ends in '73'. After reading on your website I discovered that this means the boat is from 1973...which I find hard to believe because it is in pretty good shape for a 39 year old boat! Is this a 'classic'? If so, what do you think is fair to pay for it? He is asking $11,500 with a Mariner Magnum III 150hp engine (2001). I am desperate for the opinion of someone who knows more than me!! I have photographs too. Thank you in advance!
Joe Kriz	#10  Posted on 06/23/12 - 8:14 PM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11447 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	raposo, We have lots of information here to help you. See all the links on the left sidebar.... Along with these from the Articles link on the left sidebar: HIN numbers: http://www.whalercentral.com/articles...icle_id=61 HIN Identification Plates http://www.whalercentral.com/articles...cle_id=103 21' Banana Hull Owners http://www.whalercentral.com/articles...icle_id=97 21' Outrage Models with the Banana Hull http://www.whalercentral.com/userphot...lbum_id=11 And the list goes on and on... Also view the Personal Page link on the left sidebar... and the Project Album link on the left sidebar... After you have read and viewed all the links on the left sidebar, and all the links within those links, and still have questions, let us know.
mrandmrsraposo	#11  Posted on 06/24/12 - 2:06 AM
Member Posts: 2 Comments: 0 Joined: 06/23/12	Joe, Many thanks for all the help. I have read through all the articles. They have been extremely informative. I am just still confused as my HIC number which is stenciled definitely says it's a 1973... but our boat looks slightly different from all the other photos I have seen of 1973 models. Mark
Joe Kriz	#12  Posted on 06/24/12 - 10:13 AM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11447 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	A Boston Whaler Stencil number would not show us the year in the number. Only an HIN (Hull Identification Number) tag on the boat will show us the year. All HIN numbers are exactly 12 characters in length. The numbers you gave us are ALL wrong..... Stencil = AC8292 HIN = BWAC82920473 These seem to be forgeries...... both numbers have 8292 in them and are completely different from other genuine Boston Whaler numbers for the Outrage 21 models... All Boston Whaler HIN numbers start with BWC for Boston Whaler Corporation... I suggest you look at the list below again and maybe take some photos of your numbers so we can see them. A photo of the boat would be good too so we know if this is actually have a Whaler or not. Your numbers do not fit anywhere in this list. http://www.whalercentral.com/articles...icle_id=97 Let us know.... and post some photos EDIT: Upon further examination of your numbers, you don't seem to have the correct stencil number. Here is a photo of a 1973 Outrage 21 Banana hull. http://www.whalercentral.com/images/p...by_rdd.jpg The stencil number is up front on one of the bow steps or in the bow locker. If your hull doesn't look like this, then you might not have a Whaler. http://www.whalercentral.com/infusion...r_id=15855 Edited by Joe Kriz on 06/24/12 - 11:09 AM
Whaler Gal	#13  Posted on 10/07/12 - 3:39 PM
Member Posts: 2 Comments: 0 Joined: 10/07/12	I have done my research and I cannot find any pictures of a 1997 15' Standard, which I believe I have. It has "Star board" seats and side rails, a fiberglass side console, and no backs to the seats. BWCRA088A797 Anyone know for sure? Are there any others out there? http://s1286.beta.photobucket.com/use...l/library/ Edited by Joe Kriz on 10/07/12 - 4:52 PM
Joe Kriz	#14  Posted on 10/07/12 - 4:52 PM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11447 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	Whaler Gal, First of all, early Standard models did not have a console. You sit in the back and steer the motor with the tiller handle and not a steering wheel. Here is a Standard 13' model: http://www.whalercentral.com/userphot...oto_id=111 However, in 1996 and 1997, there was an optional side fiberglass console as an option. So, it appears you do have a 1997 Standard 15' with the optional fiberglass side console. Out of curiosity, why did you put down you had a Montauk in your Boat Info when you thought you had a Standard model? I had to delete that info as it was not correct.
Whaler Gal	#15  Posted on 10/07/12 - 5:22 PM
Member Posts: 2 Comments: 0 Joined: 10/07/12	Well I actually have both.
Joe Kriz	#16  Posted on 10/07/12 - 6:52 PM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11447 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	OK. But you don't know the year of your Montauk? I had to delete that because you didn't put the year in. If you don't know, just ask or take a look on the left sidebar for the information. Edited by Joe Kriz on 10/07/12 - 11:48 PM
YankeeWhaler	#17  Posted on 11/20/12 - 7:08 PM
Member Posts: 14 Comments: 1 Joined: 11/17/12	I've recently purchased a 1988 "montauk" but the holes in the deck and the generic center console suggest it was a supersport or a striper. Is there a way to determine how it was sold originally?
Joe Kriz	#18  Posted on 11/20/12 - 8:40 PM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11447 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	If you know for a fact it is a Montauk with all the original style interior, then it should look exactly like these. http://www.whalercentral.com/userphot...lbum_id=14 The only way to find out what model it left the factory as is to contact Chuck Bennett at Boston Whaler with your Stencil and HIN numbers. He can tell you what it was and where it was first shipped to. If you have aftermarket console and seat, then you have a "Custom" model. Edited by Joe Kriz on 11/20/12 - 8:46 PM
YankeeWhaler	#19  Posted on 12/17/12 - 4:09 PM
Member Posts: 14 Comments: 1 Joined: 11/17/12	Could you please send me Chuck Bennett's contact info.
RossP	#20  Posted on 02/12/13 - 4:53 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 17 Comments: 0 Joined: 12/18/12	I have recently aquired a nice little whaler. I know it is a 15 foot Custom Sport made in 1978 I think . I have posted a picture of the id plate on my personal page. It looks to me like it ends in 78l, in the reading I have done I do not know if tit ends in "L" or "I". Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Ross