Posted by womms on 12/14/09 - 1:01 PM
#1
Have you ever noticed that:
In the 1960's there was the 16'
In the 1970's it was changed to the 17'
In the 1980's the 18' was introduced
In the 1990's it was changed to the '19
The dates may not be exact, but I think that I see a pattern here. ;)
Posted by WhalerDan on 12/14/09 - 1:37 PM
#2
Yeah, I agree, I call my 18 the ole'18.6.
Posted by womms on 12/14/09 - 1:54 PM
#3
fishinliar wrote:
At this rate, there won't be a 50' Sportfish model till the year 2300 !
Perfect; I should be able to afford one by then.
Posted by HarleyFXDL on 12/14/09 - 3:22 PM
#4
Well we're in the 2000's, so there must be the 20.
Posted by womms on 12/14/09 - 4:47 PM
#5
Yeah, the 2000's is kinda where it falls off.
Posted by Joe Kriz on 12/14/09 - 5:21 PM
#6
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....