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As mentioned above.

All the earlier models and later model were 16 feet 7 inches in length.
To make the boat sound larger, Boston Whaler just changed the name from 16 to 17 on the later models.

They did this on many other models also like the Outrage 18'
In 1990, they changed the name to Outrage 19' so the boat sounded larger when in fact, the boat was 18 feet 6 inches in length for both models.

You can find the name of all the models in the Whaler Model Specification list.
Here is the info on the Standard 17'
http://www.whalercentral.com/userphot...lbum_id=49

And just to make sure everyone is aware of the name of their boat(s),
The Nauset was never named a Nauset 17... Never...
It has always had the name of Nauset 16

On The Other Hand,
There are 2 distinct names for the Outrage that was 18 feet 6 inches in length
Outrage 18' - 1981-1989
Outrage 19' -1990-1991
This is basically the same boat with 2 different names but only the 1990-1991 model can be called the Outrage 19' because that is the name of the model.