20' ma 1977

[Patchwork]

I've been waiting patiently to find a 20' with some good power on it, not in need of too much work right away. I've found one that I should be taking home this weekend if all goes well. I am headed down to the Keys to take a look and bring it back to Naples.

The owner text me a the title so I could check out the VIN and I noticed two things:

1) the VIN is an FLZ number, I believe this means that they lost the original title?
2) the manufacturer is listed as "baker&ow"

The boat is definitely a 20 MA based on the pictures. Do people change the VIN and manufacturers listed on the title if they do a major restoration?

It seems to me that it would be more marketable or desirable to leave the manufacturer as SeaCraft.

Thanks for any input

Chad