It's a LS 302

http://www.formulaboats.com/wp-conte...a-Brochure.pdf

Page 11 in the PDF.

Great old boat.

but that one has 2 hatches this boat has 4.. which makes it an 84-86, so why would he have it labeled as an 83?? seems fishy, ill need to see pics of the transom numbers and the reg numbers to see if they match and yes i think he owns a dealership out in that area "Bergen sales inc"

I wonder if the SR-1 models had 4 Hatches and the LS model only 2....I don't know externally what the differences were then other than the low profile windshield.

As you say...the truth is in the Hull Number. Also of note...It may have a pre fix of SGN indicating a Decatur, Indiana built boat or a TRNM indicating a Miami built boat. Interestingly...my 255 is an Indiana Boat that made it's way to South Florida.

The windshield also looks curved not square? Hard to tell from the photo and the link is not working right now.

I had a 1983 just like that. Mine was actually Betty Cooks boat with Kaama surface drives on it. It has no port holes in the sides and 4 hatches on the bow. The LS version has port hoes and completely different dash and bow section.

Look on page 80 of pictures of formulas you will see my yellow 1983. No port holes and completely different upper deck.

Agree it looks like the second generation of the 302 with the flatter windshield and no side port holes.

Question if it really is the 302, or might it be the 272? It's hard to tell size from an angled picture. IIRC the 272 only had two hatches in the deck.

I am reasonably sure that this is a F-302 LS. I had a '86 272 LS and it had one hatch....my friend had a '89 272 SR-1 with 4 hatches, I think '87 ~'88 was the change over years that changed to 4 hatches.

I'm calling this one a 1984 F-302 SR-1....

Sit down would be an LS stand up would be an SR I think?