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Hi Jax,

Welcome to WhalerCentral

From this article, your boat is after 1972
http://www.whalercentral.com/articles...icle_id=61

A full Stencil number would be better like these
http://www.whalercentral.com/articles...cle_id=101
Can you verify your FULL Stencil Number?

However, a 2B97xx Stencil number would make it a 1973 year model which should also have an embedded HIN number on the stern of the boat which I don't see.
See last photo here:
http://www.whalercentral.com/articles...cle_id=103
It is possible that you don't have an HIN as this is a transition period.

Something else I see, you have a notched transom which during this time frame was made for the Overseas market.
Do you know where this boat came from?
Other 1973 and later models had the straight transom in the US market.

Let us know a little more.

The only other things I can tell you is what I see in this photo.
Custom 13 model with an aftermarket bow rail an no interior thus making it a Custom model at this time.