That's definately not a 15' beam. Run, Forest ... run!:eek:

looks like someone put alot of energy into it, but the paperwork discrepencies would scare me. Either it was stolen, rebuilt from salvage and a title was "found" to be used or some other senario that I'd rather not tie my money up in. (there are some attributes that make it look like a Formula though)

Older 382 IMHO. But I wouldn't touch it,too many possible bad scenarios.

Like what?

The seller is telling him it is an 87 415 stinger. There is one in the classifieds now and it has the same lines as my 83 scorpion 39 but with the built in platform which is the way I remember them. The closest brochure I have is the 85 Chris and it is almost identical to my 83. All of us with CC's think it is a Formula. Now we are really confused if everyone with Formula's thinl it is a Chris. I even dug out my old magazines to see what was in the performance reports but they tested the 31 Chris that year not the 39/415.

Title doesn't seem to match. Does the hull # on the boat start with TNRD? Has to be if it's a Formula. Does the title start with CCV,that's ChrisCraft from that era. That being said,if it is cheap enough,and it is something you want,and you are either in a non-title state,or the boat has a current registration from a non-title state, you may be clear.In Alabama,you can by a boat tag for most anything,and the same is true for a few other states. But without more info,it is a little scary to me. However,I do believe it to be an early 382. I still advise to proceed with caution,but you might wind up with a nice project boat at a good price. Get us some more info,we will try to help. Robert

I'm not sure about IN, but you could check if you have a mechanic buddy if he could get a mechanic's lien title. That way, even if the numbers don't match, you may still be able to get a new title and get it registered. Also, you might ask if the seller will send you a pencil rubbing of the hull number directly from the boat.

its looks to be a Formula that was redone to remove some of the telltale Formula icons( dash, etc) probably to make the boat match the bogus title. - 15' beam indeed?! yikes........

My dad talk to one of the guys employee's today and the guy read the HIN right off both boats. Both numbers start with a CC. This is the 41 CCBAL116J687. The guy said the 41 had been stored inside for 5 years. And the exhaust was custom. I do know that history report things can be wrong all depends on who enters the info. Is there any other places to look for HIN on these boats. a hidden place or anything. Is there a way to run the IN reg number off the boat to get more info

Thanks for all the help

Mike

If your numbers match, then you won't have any registration worries. Just know that it still may be a mystery as to what you really have. But it looks like you could make one nice boat out of it all.