Thread subject: Whaler Central - Boston Whaler Boat Information and Photos :: Outrage II years?
Posted by guitarfish on 09/08/18 - 10:39 AM
#1
Can some one explain to me how or why I see boats listed as Outrage II (of various sizes), that are 1992-1995 and the like?
I thought the 1996-1999 were THE Outrage II series?
Am I confused or do we just have misinformation popping up alot?
Posted by Phil T on 09/08/18 - 10:53 AM
#2
Boston Whaler used the Outrage name for several models of the same LOA but had significant changes or a different hull.
Outrage 17 from 1990-1995
Outrage 17 II from 1996-1999 (Accutrack hull)
Outrage 19 from 1973-1979 (classic hull)
Outrage 19 II from 1992-1995 (Outrage 18 with different floor/console
Outrage 19 III from 1996-1998 (Van Lacker design)
Edited by Phil T on 09/08/18 - 10:54 AM
Posted by JRP on 09/08/18 - 6:14 PM
#4
guitarfish wrote:
....explain to me how or why I see boats listed as Outrage II (of various sizes), that are 1992-1995 and the like?
....
Mine is probably one you’ve seen listed (if by listed you mean mentioned in the signature block.)
The 19 Outrage II is a derivative of the classic Outrage 18. It has the same exterior hull, but with a different interior and a transom only notched for a single outboard. It was made from model years 1992-1995, inclusive.
To confuse things further, there was a two year period (1990-1991) when Boston Whaler re-named the same old Outrage 18 the Outrage 19. It was the same boat, just a different model name (the hull is 18.5 feet - - I guess they decided to round up instead of down.) That model is usually called the 19 Outrage I to distinguish it from the later 19 Outrage II version that I own (and the earliier Outrage 19 banana hull.)