[bigshrimpin]

I don't recognize the boat as a wellcraft, but it's possible that it was built before 1970. 1972 was when all boats had to be titled, so it's possible that someone just made up the information and the boat got a homemade HIN like "FLZ".
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If you continue with this project you'll learn a valuable lesson about "free" boats. The work is rewarding, but you're going to piss off your wife/girlfriend with the mess, obsessing, and ammount of time you spend on the boat. It's a vicious downward spiral.
Whatever you do don't add up the ammout of time you spend working on it . . . b/c when you multiply that number by the minimum wage . . . you'll be really upset with yourself, because you could have easily bought a really nice boat.
When you add that number with the ammount of money you spent on acetone, mixing cup, rollers, new fuel tank, hoses, wiring, rigging, fiberglass resin and mat, roving, cloth, cabosil, microballons, qcell, gelcoat, paint, an entirely new wardrobe (b/c you ruin all your clothes) and rubber gloves . . . You'll cry.
It took me 3 boats to figure this out and I'm still in denial. It's fun, educational and rewarding, but unless that boat is what you really really want . . . my advice is to cut your loses now.