Re: Alumacraft 14′

[fisherman6]

Flathead,
Thanks for the compliment on the boat. It is pretty decent and I think I’ll be quite happy with it once I get it fixed up a bit. Also thanks for checking get yours and confirming the location of the number. It does not appear that the knee brace has ever been replaced. I believe I bought this boat from the second owner. Both the capacity / hp rating get tag and the nameplate/model tag are missing from the transom on this boat. The inner transom board is rotting at the ends and will get replaced. I’m not sure if it is still original or not but it looks like there are 4 nails or similar fasteners that once held one of the tags in place still left in the board. I think it is not original though. There are some hokey little screws going through holding the upper braces to the transom. There was some hack work done on this boat in the past. It’s unfortunate but I still think I did well considering it is quite solid and I didn’t pay that much for it. I’m still ‘guessing’ that this is an FD with a front deck from the research I have done so far. It will be another week before I can get the registration transferred so I’ll see what I can figure out by then.

VinTin,
GOOD EYE! I believe you do see a 2 in that spot. Maybe I’ll try the old paper and crayon trick and see if I can make out anything else. At least I know where to look and what to look for a little better now. That Brace is pretty scratched / gouged / beat up. Not sure what that could be from but something was banging around back there at some point.

Thanks guys. I’ll let you know what else I find out.
-Ben

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