Dodgeboy49
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I just picked up my first aluminum boat; I've had a small handful of fiberglass ones but the opportunity (and price) on this one was too good to pass up, even being in somewhat rough shape. It does exactly what I want it to do even in the condition it is in, but I suspect some of you know how this goes; "Oh, I'll just fix this or that, but NOTHING else!" If I'm honest, it really would need a new transom for any serious service but I have no plans for it beyond being a pond boat... yet.
In any case, I'd like to know if possible just what it is that I have. It does have a HIN riveted on which lists it as "homemade". I'm guessing this boat predates the mandatory HIN's and the "homemade" designation is pretty common on things around here when the paper trail either disappears or never existed. I've looked at quite a few pictures online, but I haven't yet come across one with the three "ribs" embossed along the sides. There are no other marks or plates that I can find; possibly the remnants of one near the prow but if it was ever there, it corroded away long ago.
Can anyone offer me a clue? Thanks!
In any case, I'd like to know if possible just what it is that I have. It does have a HIN riveted on which lists it as "homemade". I'm guessing this boat predates the mandatory HIN's and the "homemade" designation is pretty common on things around here when the paper trail either disappears or never existed. I've looked at quite a few pictures online, but I haven't yet come across one with the three "ribs" embossed along the sides. There are no other marks or plates that I can find; possibly the remnants of one near the prow but if it was ever there, it corroded away long ago.
Can anyone offer me a clue? Thanks!