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wrsutton:
Hello, I am new to this forum and got my first boat this spring. Hoping to get out on Rainy Lake this summer with my family after living here for 8 years. It needs a little work (a hole to patch and some gelcoat) but I am comfortable with fiberglass repairs.

1. Can someone tell me what I've got? It says 1962 on the title. It looks like the Crestflite Deville from that year, but it has the bow of a 1961 with the curves near the windshield. (Like LBJ's 1961 Crestflite).

2. Also picked up this 1960 Johnson Super Seahorse 40hp for $80. Can't wait to put it all together with the 63 kicker my friend donated to get us out on the water. Will 40 hp be enough for this boat?

Wade

Rich_V174SS:
It still could be a '62 Crestflite Deville, here's a pic from the '62 brochure, bottom boat. And it says was available in tropical tan.

wrsutton:
Would that have the dimple along the sides? I can't find an image from 62 with that design after 61. Could it be a late 61 design put out in 62? (i.e. A 1961 1/2?)

Rich_V174SS:
Sure, they could use a mold for more than one year, most of the time the color or pattern would be different, or have slightly different options but could use the same hulls. See if you can find the hull serial number on the boat, probably stamped into the rubrail or on a small metal plate. The 3rd digit would indicate the year of manufacture.

wrsutton:
The interior looks like the Starflite Deville and it is 16.5"

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