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There were other length name changes on other models through the years.
I believe they just started changing to a round-up or round-down theme.
Anything over 6 inches rounded up to the next foot.
Example:
16' 7" modles used to be called the 16' model. As noted, it is now called the 17' model.
The boat sounds larger when calling it a 17' model however, calling it a 16' model wasn't really accurate either. I believe that anything that is xx feet + 6 inches and over is rounded up to the next foot and used in the name.
Example is the Outrage 18' turned into the 19'. The boat was actually 18' 6 inches in length and rounded up to 19 feet for the 1990 year model. Same size hull, different name... Sounds like a large boat doesn't it?
I owned a 1978 Montauk 17' for 15 years.
One of my favorite docking places charged so much a night for boats under 17 feet and a few more dollars a night for boats 17 feet and over.
Well, my Montauk 17' (only a name really) was only 16' 7" in length.... Therefore, I got the under 17 foot price for docking overnight....
