a stretched v20 in disguise?

[Bruce]

Cool boat.


To me it looks like a REALLY early Dusky. Made out of florida. Even has the dusky logo on the side.... I'm guessing the Hull ID is either from import, or from a rebuild/recover gov't issued HID.

[THEFERMANATOR]

Originally Posted by Bruce

Cool boat.


To me it looks like a REALLY early Dusky. Made out of florida. Even has the dusky logo on the side.... I'm guessing the Hull ID is either from import, or from a rebuild/recover gov't issued HID.

DUSKY did use the rounded carolina bow flare, but I've never seen one with the stepped transom bulge like a FORMULA 233. It could be an early COBIA though as they made a hull like that for a very short period of time back in the 60's-70's.

[Bruce]

If it had severe transom damage, could have been rebuilt with the step out transom and that would explain the wierd hull ID

[wellcraftv20step]

i agreewith bruce, it looks like a dusky. she's a beauty good luck.

[maritimer]

Thanks for all the input so far, there doesn't seem to be many old cobia boats out there on google images but I'm going to keep digging till I find some history on these boats.

Here's a few more pictures of the hull as she sits on her trailer. I'll take a top down picture of the bow next time I'm on it. There's evidence that the cap was off the boat once before but I have yet to see any signs of the transom being rebuilt. I'm going to get a surveyor in to look her over and get an insurance appraisal in the next month or so once I take care of some much needed cleaning.

http://s1105.photobucket.com/albums/h350/ThisOldBoat/

I have her ready for the water as far as the mechanical side of things go and took her for a few trips out the mouth of the harbor. It's given a smooth dry ride so far and it handled the 1' - 2' chop in the basin and through the narrows like it was a flat lake. It rode great through the swells of the open ocean but I took it at low speed and didn't venture very far because I'm still working on building trust in the boat and my skills at the helm.

It's a lot of boat for the 5k I have into it so far with the purchase of the boat, new everything (except coupler and winch) that wasn't aluminum for the trailer and the new exhaust manifolds with a full engine tune up.

[Genie Aye]

Chris Craft would use other Manufacturers from time to time for hulls---is this the case here?? Maybe.

I know that CC used Uniflite Hulls in 2 of their rare but much wanted models.

[nipper]

I don't think it is a Chris Craft. Chris Craft made a very similar boat in the 70's but it had lapstrake sides. It is a beautiful boat, however, and whatever brand it might be.

[richardk5457]

this may be one of the boats i built in 1972, built 5 of them. the keel width at transom will tell me what it is. she's a very well balanced boat and excellent running. you will really enjoy how she performs good luck

[maritimer]

Bradford, thank you so much, I think you're correct. I've found a few pictures online of anacapri boats and my boat has the same lines.

RichardK, I'll take some measurements later today and post them here, It would be great if you could provide more history on this old girl.

It's currently powered with a 75-77 built mercruiser R233 (ford 351W), did anacapri power boats with mercruiser inboards from the factory?