Posted by Joe Kriz on 10/10/11 - 3:34 PM
#19
Keven wrote:
To me, the mere fact that Chuck can look at our stencil number and determine what model boat it is should indicate exactly that...what model boat it is. A customized Montauk should be a customized Montauk...not a Eastport.
He cannot tell you what model it
IS
He can only tell you what model it
WAS when it left the factory.
It is what it is, not what it was...
So, in following what Boston Whaler started with customizing the different hulls into different models, here is our bottom line which we will follow until the end of time.
If we can no longer recognize what model the boat is, due to removing the original interior and replacing it with unknown or non Whaler parts, the model then is a customized or "Custom" model.
A Customized model is a Custom model no matter how anyone else wants to look at it.
Look at the attachment below and the first smaller photo within the large photo. This is directly from a Boston Whaler catalog.
Here, Boston Whaler says,
"Three example of custom rigs designed and built by the customer."
From the posts here, it looks like almost everyone is agreeing with Boston Whaler.
End of story and thanks for bringing this up.
Edited by Joe Kriz on 10/10/11 - 5:43 PM