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Below is Chuck Bennet's reply to my email this morning.

Hi Mr. Barkema,

According to our shipping records; serial number 3A7281 was built in our old Rockland, MA factory as a 16'7" Montauk and was originally shipped out to High & Dry Marina, Inc., in Clearwater, FL, on 4/12/73.
This was the first year of the Montauk.

Regards,
Chuck Bennett
Boston Whaler, Inc.
(877) 294-5645
cbennett@whaler.com

From: Heraldino Barkema (email removed as it is in profile)
To: "cbennett@whaler.com" <cbennett@whaler.com>
Date: 10/30/2014 08:38 AM
Subject: 1973 Whaler

Hello Mr. Bennett

I just purchased a 1973 Boston Whaler that is in pretty good shape. The people at Whaler Central said I should contact you to find out what kind of Whaler my boat was when it was sold. It is 16'7". and looks like a Montauk. Below is the Stencil number and the HIN number.

Stencil number is 3A7281

HIN number is BWCA58450473

Any info you can give me on this boat would be very much appreciated.

Thank you
Heraldino Barkema

Port Saint Lucie, FL