age of boat

[RobertThoreson]

I have a 14 foot crestliner commodore 810 that I can't quite peg the age on. The hull number is 810-15104. I'm not sure if you can tell by the serial number though. The registration says it's a 60 but the crestliner logo on the side is different from the 59 and 60 catalog. I'm going to work on pictures tonight and tomorrow. I have them on my phone (gs5) but they are too large

 

[fhhuber]

I've seen a few boat & outboard titles say it was whatever year it first got registered instead of going by manufacturing date.

I'd look back as much as 5 years before the title listed "age" for that logo

Now, with the date code in the serial numbers the dealers can't get away with it.

 

[RobertThoreson]

 

[Scott Danforth]

call it a 60. my buddies 58 has oak strakes and gunwale caps.

 

[RobertThoreson]

In one of the catalogs from 57 or 58 it mentions having wood accents for looks or aluminum accents for ruggedness

 

[Old Ironmaker]

Are you planning on restoring her? I love that boat. She will be a head turner if you get it back to original condition, it won't take much to do. It doesn't look like it was Frankensteined at all. If you paid the asking price or less you scored.

 

[RobertThoreson]

I paid $300 for it. And it sat all summer on a busy road for sale. i do plan on restoring it. That's why I'm trying to also pin down the exact age. So ik what it's supposed to look like

 

[RobertThoreson]

http://s376.photobucket.com/user/ro...160829_172021_zpse8z4ojgz.jpg.html?sort=3&o=8

 

[57crestliner]

http://retrocrestliner.com/crestlinercatalogs.htm Try here. I have a 1955, not your model, though. Good Luck!

 

[RobertThoreson]

http://retrocrestliner.com/crestlinercatalogs.htm Try here. I have a 1955, not your model, though. Good Luck!

I was using that page before and that's how I knew the registration was wrong. It's definitely pre 59 bc in 59 they changed the logo on the side. 58 looks like it comes with a wood side seat, not aluminum. I can tell no real difference between 55-57 though.