Help identify this hull!

[stumpie2]

scratchin my head too.... all the Larsons that ive seen only have one strake that only run 3/4 of the bottom, if any strakes at all... with the rounded bottom and fat look and spray/speed rails it looks alot like an older black fin to me, although im probably wrong

[stumpie2]

http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1967...United-Kingdom
pretty darn close huh?

[gofastsandman]

Blackfin made a 24'6. Also designed by Ray Hunt. Just my guess.
GFS

[Fr. Frank]

I have looked at this hull design before - from underneath. Somewhere in my past life in marina management I have forklifted this exact hull design, in more than one hull size. I vaguely recall lifting this hull design in the 30'-33' range back in 1984-'86 in Hypoluxo, as well as in the 20'-25' range earlier, in '83-'84 in Palm Beach Gardens. I can even picture the rack the bigger boat went into.

The boats were built in Sweden or Norway, I think. I remember the smaller boat had a BMW sterndrive, and the larger boat was inboards. I'm gonna call a friend who knows more than I.

[Fr. Frank]

I made a phone call to a former co-worker who remembered the hull design and the manufacturer.

The hull designer is Ocke Mannerfelt, who was a friend of Ray Hunt. His hulls have been made under the names Nimbus, Island Reacher, Sealine, Armada, and Berntson.

Armada boats began producing this basic design in the USA back in 1965. It was copied by Larson and Rinker briefly before being legally challenged by Mannerfelt.

Sealine and others began producing this design in Sweden and the UK in 1963. It is still being produced in hulls up to '76 in length, especially racing hulls.

[image]http://www.holmerud.com/images_art_2002_0001/nimbus250nova_fram.JPG[/image]

[image]http://www.ocke.se/news/NEWS_IR_RIB/IR_RIB_5.jpg[/image]

[image]http://www.nimbus.se/.adimg?i=6641&v=large[/image]

[image]http://www.ocke.se/motorboats/production_boats/read_more/Jennipher/front_covered.jpg[/image]

[NoBones]

I vote Chris Craft...

[Fr. Frank]

Does look like the Chris Craft Crowne, doesn't it? they introduced that hull design in 1991.

[Chris7120SF]

an interesting hull, it does resemble a bertram. would like to see what a real larson looks like

Chris

[bobbert]

This could be a Bertram knock off built by Fibra Boats in the Fort Lauderdale area in the late 60's. When they went under the a lot of people lost deposit money.

[Fr. Frank]

This could be a Bertram knock off built by Fibra Boats in the Fort Lauderdale area in the late 60's. When they went under the a lot of people lost deposit money.

I'll find a photo of a Fibra hull to compare.