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Keven,

If you have any problems with that then I would suggest contacting Boston Whaler directly.
If you are blaming this site, then you seem to be blaming the wrong group of people.
Boston Whaler designed it this way for the older Classic models giving them choices of different interiors which also changed the name of the model.

If you took a Nauset and add a factory stern seat, then it becomes an Eastport model.

If you took a Nauset and replaced the pilot bench seat with an RPS and added a forward platform it became a Sakonnet model.

This was intentional back in those days and gave the appearance of different models built on the exact same hull.

For our use here, we follow Boston Whalers method and then have to go one step further with a "Custom" model due to the fact that many people completely remove the interior and replace it with aftermarket parts.
Another reason for a Custom model designation is once the boat interior is no longer original or recognized, no one can tell what model it used to be. So, if I show you a photo of this boat below and tell people it is a Montauk, then everyone will think all Montauks look like this.
http://www.whalercentral.com/images/p...le-1-1.jpg

The above link is NOT a Montauk model.
Can anyone tell me what model the Whaler is in the above link?
No they can't and that is why we have to use a the term of Custom model just like with Cars, Airplanes, etc....
Cars are different as an interior change you wouldn't probably notice unless you looked inside the car. But here is one for you. If you took a Corvette and pulled the body off and put a VW body on that Corvette frame, what would the car look like as it drove by you? It would look like a VW, however in reality it wouldn't be a VW or a Corvette, it would be a Custom car......

Some people seem to be afraid of the term Custom, where I would think they should be proud on how they setup their boat to suit them. There is absolutely nothing wrong with a customized or Custom model.
We just have to call them what they are.

This basically doesn't happen with the newer models as only one model is generally built on that same size hull.
Example: Montauk 170, Super Sport 170, Outrage 190..... Even though someone may change the seat, it is still the same model because it can't be any other model...

Hope this helps clarify this problem for you.

Last word for you Customizers and Custom model owners..... Some people will love your boat and others won't like it as much.
It's just the way it is with Cars, Boats, and anything else.... Whatever suits your needs, go for it and please post photos in an outside album or create a personal page so we can all see your Custom model.
Take a look through the personal pages at all the Custom models and see what others have done.