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I had one of these for 24 years. It is a Continental Barcone model. The company went out of business in the 80's. They were in Hialea (sp) Florida. I bought the boat new in 79 and kept it for 24 years. I had a 140 Johnson on it for 19 years and a 150 Johnson for the last 5 years. The boat was very economical to run. I would put 50 miles per trip on it for 16 gallons of gas. The hull was well made. It had a weakness in the bow where the waves first hit that I repaired. The hull is not as stiff as a seacraft. The ride is not that great(low deadrise), especially where I live where we deal with a constant 2-3 ft chop. It got to where I needed a few asparin at the end of every trip. I sold my 79 Continental Barcone on ebay 2 years ago for ~$8000 with a 97 150 Ocean Pro and galv trailer. I sold it after I rode in a 23 ft seacraft. I bought a 1971 23ft seacraft which burns more fuel and is a never ending upgrade but the ride is sooo nice. The Barcone was a wet boat. You were always getting sprayed. The Barcone draws very little water and I could cut across flats I wouldn't dream about with the Seacraft. I made boats in my younger life and the Barcone is well made. After 24 years the transom did not show a single stress crack in the gelcoat. The gelcoat was not the highest quality so it fadded out long ago.