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Article: True blue: Boston Whaler's 240 Outrage is a welcome addition to its offshore line. (Fishboat Seatrials).
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- Motorboating
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- December 1, 2002
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2002 Bonnier Corporation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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When you've already built a better mousetrap, it doesn't make sense to start from scratch when designing a newer model. Boston Whaler isn't in the mousetrap business, but it does know a thing or two about building offshore fishing machines.
The latest Outrage, the 240, features the same sleek profile and layout as the 270 Outrage, only on a slightly smaller scale. And like the 270, this trailerable boat was built with both blue-water pursuits and safety in mind, meaning it'll handle the demands of hard-core angling, as well as the family day-cruise.
By tweaking the Accutrack hull design, which was first developed in 1996, Whaler engineers have improved ...