Need an ID on this Boat

thefunks67 · Post by **thefunks67** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 3:34 pm

Can anyone tell me what year/model this boat would be? It's has a single inboard 318 in it.

-Funk

Commissionpoint · Post by **Commissionpoint** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 3:43 pm

I'm gonna go with 1981-1983 F-26 Hardtop. Doubtless others will have a different opinion, but I am confident I am within a foot and +/- 2 yrs.

thefunks67 · Post by **thefunks67** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 3:48 pm

Couple of other pictures

-Funk

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 6:16 pm

Look at the Numbers on the RR of the transom . Post them or pm and I can tell you

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 6:17 pm

Look at the Numbers on the RR of the transom . Post them or pm and I can tell you

thefunks67 · Post by **thefunks67** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 6:27 pm

The wife is out there rooting around now. I'll post when I get pictures/numbers.

She did find the tag inside of the breaker box.

-Funk

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 6:33 pm

Great , the hull ID should be on the transom I am also betting on a F26 , but maybe a F25 .

akwalker · Post by **akwalker** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 7:13 pm

1978 F-25 or F-26. My '81 has different windshield windows, and the port side bulkhead is fiberglass.

thefunks67 · Post by **thefunks67** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 7:13 pm

What a let down.

She said there is no plate on the transom nor could she find any aluminum tag on the interior with the hull number.

Doesn't mean it doesn't exist, she just couldn't locate it.

What are the odds that black canvas is concealing a 25 or 26?

Does the wheel and configuration give any details/clues?

The boat is six hours away and I can't just jump in the car, head down the road and look for myself otherwise I would.

-Funk

akwalker · Post by **akwalker** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 7:25 pm

HIN should be on the starboard side of transom. It is molded into the outside of the fiberglass, Yes, it might be covered by the canvas.

k9th · Post by **k9th** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 7:50 pm

Welcome to the forum.

thefunks67 · Post by **thefunks67** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 8:00 pm

Thanks. This was my father in law's boat and his daughter was a member here a few years back.

He recently passed and gave the boat to us. Just trying to figure out what we have on our hands. Then go about the process of figuring out what needs major fixing before tackling the cosmetics.

It has been out of the water and sitting on that trailer for the last 7-8 years.

-Funk

Commissionpoint · Post by **Commissionpoint** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 8:37 pm

prowlersfish wrote:Great , the hull ID should be on the transom I am also betting on a F26 , but maybe a F25 .

I had initially thought 26 from the first pic. I got my year range from the graphic on the side. Thought it looked like early 80's type detailing. Now I see the plate on the block stamped March '78, so I am now thinking its likely a 1979 model.

OP, any luck finding that HID#?

thefunks67 · Post by **thefunks67** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 8:44 pm

Not tonight. She has given up for now. She is hoping to look some more tomorrow.

I might be going there in the next couple of days to tie up some loose ends and I will have a better idea of what I am dealing with.

Thanks for all the speculation guys on the limited information I have provided. Her dad always said it was a 1979 boat. Just not sure if it is a 25 or 26.

-Funk

foofer b · Post by **foofer b** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 6:24 am

It is definitely an F26. I kinda have the lines and proportions memorized! Plus the plate on the engine said 1978, did it not? Also the s/n is molded into the transom near the top right corner ( as you are looking at the boat from the rear).