Hi.  I need a listing of the makes and models of boats that have been
sold in the United States since 1985.  The listing should be broken
into 1) Powerboats & Motorboats, 2) Sailboats, and 3) Small boats
(like kayaks or canoes).  Many of the models will have 5 or more
entries, with only the number (usually the length) being different.  I
would like the make and model name with and without the corresponding
numbers.  This listing needs to be in a simple text format, with one
model per line with a hard return, as follows:

Maunfacturer Model   (no comma)

EXAMPLE:
Boston Whaler Outrage
Boston Whaler 190 Outrage
Boston Whaler 210 Outrage
Boston Whaler 240 Outrage
Boston Whaler 320 Outrage
Boston Whaler 320 Cuddy Outrage

I prefer that the file be posted on a website, and made downloadable via a link,
rather than be posted here.

Thank you.

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 06 Dec 2005 10:39 PST

boater2005-ga,

I did a bit of looking around on this one, and it turns out there are
more than 5,000 manufacturers alone.

I'd guess there are in the neighborhood of 50-100,000 types of boats,
and upwards of a million once you start throwing in variations on
individual models.

I doubt that this question is answerable as it is currently asked. 
And frankly, I don't have a suggestion for how you might re-craft it.

The only list that seems available is a list of the 5,000+
manufacturers, OR a list of the makes/models from a single
manufacturer.

Let me know what you think,


pafalafa-ga

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Clarification of Question by boater2005-ga on 06 Dec 2005 11:38 PST

Thanks for the input--I didn't realize there were so many.  I would
rather have the list of Manufacturers.  If possible,would you also
include one of the lists of models within a manufacturer so I can see
how detailed it is?  If I need that much detail on some of the
manufacturers, I will ask for you to do it.  Thanks.

Here goes...you can download the list of manufacturers here:


http://s51.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1M48GTR34KYN00496207WN8H7D 


This is a temporary link, so please be sure to save it to your local system.  


I also took a look at the current models for Boston Whalers, which are:


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http://www.bostonwhaler.com/Rec/default.asp?content=choosewhaler

Sport / Montauk

110 TD

110 SP

130 SP

150 SP

150 MTK

170 MTK




Dauntless

160

180

220




Ventura

180

210




Outrage

190

210

240

270

320

320 Cuddy




Conquest

205

235

255

285

305

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I'm sure if you went back in history a decade or so, you'd find quite
a few additional Boston Whaler models to add to the list as well.

Let me know if there's anything else I can do for you on this.

Cheers,

pafalafa-ga


search strategy -- Google searches on various combinations of boat
manufacturer names led to the identification of several lists of
manufacturers, which were extracted and combined into a final list.

Good, fast answer.  Thanks for steering me in the right direction.
(I have downloaded the list.  Would you please go ahead and remove the
link?  Thanks!)