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Good questions Norm and crew.

Mike and I both had our own websites.
Mike had started the "OEM Parts Photos" on his site and I started the "Drawings Downloads" on my site.

In April of 2005, Mike contacted me and asked if I was interested in getting together and starting a new site. At that time we really didn't think we were going to use the forum section but we realized if we didn't use it, there wouldn't be a way of members asking questions about the part photos or drawings.

Here is Mike's first post on 3/30/05
http://www.whalercentral.com/forum/vi...41#post_41

And here is my first post on 3/20/05
http://www.whalercentral.com/forum/vi...d=7#post_7

Not sure how long it took for the first 1,000 but it took awhile for people to find the site.
After that, the site really took off as you can see.
Take a look at this post for some of the history.
http://www.whalercentral.com/forum/vi...post_26935

We have had several Moderators that have helped us out in the past with their great knowledge of Boston Whaler boats.
This site can take up a lot of an admins or moderators time so we appreciate all the help they volunteer to provide.
At this time, Tom is the only moderator we have but others may come back or new ones may show up in the future.
Phil Tyson and Jeff Rohlfing have helped us out a lot in the past but either ran out of time or moved on to other pastures.

And of course, we always have the resident members to help everyone else out. Members helping members and sharing their expertise and experiences with their Boston Whalers. That's what this site is all about. Sharing...

Thanks again to everyone.