Boat Vin. #-- 74 South Wind

Sorry for bothering you fine folks but I bought this beast about 5 yrs. ago and although it is registered, I cant find the Hull numbers anywhere on the boat. Its a jet drive with 455 olds. Originally was a coast guard owned boat. The boats in great shape (NOW) Runs like a scalded dog and throws a wake you wouldnt believe. Only 17.5 ft. long.

Thanks for the comeback. I repainted the boat myself. It had those coastguard stripes on both side at the front and they appeared to be part of the original gelcoat. Ive not re-gelcoated anything. I'll check your location again. It gets fairly good gas mileage, mainly due to the jet drive I'm sure. I'm also not a hotrodder anymore. Everynow and then I'll open it up breafly to showoff. The hole shot is really wild. You better be holding on or your gone. Thanks again. I checked the transom where you said and its not there. Maybe someone before me jelled over it. Anywhere else to look maybr?

Ive rebuilt 8 old boats in the past. My most memorable was a plywood Higgins with Greymarine flathead six banger. It started out with a Wisconsin Marine 4 cylinder flathead. It was a beauty when I finished with it. The only other boats I have now, other than the Southwind , are a pontoon (87 model) and a Mastercraft (83 model). I own a place on the Alabama River and use to enjoy boating a lot. I had spinal fusion 2 yrs. ago so my boating has been placed on back burner. Back to the Jet boat--the only slip you get is starting off and thats because the turbine is still getting some air bubbles. Once it locks (no bubbles) it is very efficient, unlike a prop boat. Any way, thanks for the conversation and interest. If I can figure out how to post a picture, I will be glad to. My computer skills really suck. P.S. I measured the boat from tip of bow to transom and got 17.5. The motor could have been changed but it doesnt look like it to me. The boat was outfitted by Hardin Marine with the 455/ 385 hp. Jacuzzi YJ jet drive. It origanally had 3 gas tanks , one across back and one on each side . all held 25 gal each. Coast Guard likes heavy fuel loads.