Help identify this hull!

[Fr. Frank]

Guys, it's driving me crazy. In the back of my tiny brain, I know this hull design, but I cannot put a name to it. Please help me with naming the manufacturer. It has a distinctive lifting strake configuration. My brain says I've seen this design in boats in the 30'-35' as well as the 18'-23' range.

This one is 23'6" from 1968, and the cap and cabin are not original.

[castalot]

bertram? maybe not but it does look familar

[BigLew]

My first reaction is Bertram as well. The other thing may be a Bertram knockoff, say ??; can't think of any at the moment,but there were some to be sure. The give away for me is the "bellying" look of the hull profile as it proceeds aft.

[BigLew]

Stamas, maybe? I know that they mad a Stamas 24 which is in the ballpark lengthwise and the time is about right.

[ScottM]

I agree, looks like a scaled down version of the Bert 31.

[stumpie2]

bertram moppie, or small black fin maybe????

[deepsushi]

Looks like a Ray Hunt designed hull... Surfhunter perhaps?

[BigLew]

That could be it- Ray Hunt design. Check this out. I think Deepsushi's got it. Good catch, regardless.

http://www.huntdesigns.com/images/pa...moppie2-lg.jpg

http://www.huntdesigns.com/documents...tory-panel.pdf

http://www.huntdesigns.com

[Fr. Frank]

Guys, it's driving me crazy.

Notice the chines / strakes do NOT meet at the bow, but run continually parallel to the keel. Every other Hunt design I've seen meets at the bow in some fashion.

I know the Limestone 24. This isn't it. The Limestone's basically a copy of the Bertram 25 hull, where the chines converge at the bow.

Someone pm'd me over on THT and said it is definitely a 23' Larson from the late 60's / early 70's. Being a Florida native, I don't know Larson that well, and couldn't find any 23' Larson hull pics to compare.

[htillman]

Looks to have some Bertram pedigree but, the strakes do not look right. Get more pics, from the side and aft facing forward. Bertram did build a 20 and 25 but I do not think a 23.
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