[Fr. Frank]

The hull in question is either a Continental or an Angler.

If an Angler it is either a V19 Angler (actual LOA 19'6"), made from '77 to '79, or a 20F model (actual LOA 19'10") made from '74-75, and '83-'89.

If a Continental, it is a 19' "Barcone" (actual LOA 19'6") made from '77-'79. The Continental Barcone 19' was also sold under the separate manufacturers name "Barcone" in 1979.

The hull and liner molds for both were in fact made by a pop off the 20' SeaCraft SF, although the hull mold was modified enough to avoid patent infringement. Both Angler and Continental made them as I/O and O/B models.

Angler produced this hull originally for the Florida Marine Patrol. The first year Angler produced this hull, (1974) it was a true 2-step variable dead-rise, made by simply eliminating the bottom/centermost section of the SeaCraft hull and continuing the intermediate portion of the SC design all the way to the keel line.

Subsequent years saw the addition of a flat running surface to the 1st hard chine, such as is depicted here in Jason's post. I understand that this, too, was done because of the threat of patent infringement lawsuits.

Angler also made a 17' version of this hull for the Marine Patrol by simply cutting off 26" from the stern. Only 6 were delivered with 135 hp V6 Mercurys before it was realized that the hull had far too much rocker for a 17', and porpoised at any speed on plane, necessitating fixed trim tabs. I know this because I rigged all 6 of them.

The 20' I/O boats produced for the Marine patrol were equipped with 260 hp Mercruisers, and the O/B Marine Patrol models had 235 Evinrudes or 225 Mercurys.

I had the pleasure supervising the rigging of a few of these in 1983 and '84. Make no mistake, the Law Enforcement versions of these hulls were very solid, and very heavy. A 19'10" center console with a 260 hp sterndrive had a top speed of about 50-52, and the outboard version produced about 45-48 mph top speed.

The Continental Barcone, however, felt very flimsy, like you were driving a boat whose hull was no thicker or stronger than an outboard potato-chip.