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They were most likely sold as Montauks by looking at the other models Stencil numbers.

I have asked Chuck many questions and they are still ongoing.
He has been very helpful in our gathering of information.

The 1976 Sport 17' above has the stencil of 3B0417 but has a much earlier HIN of 76C. C= October of 1975...
This new Sport 17' model was actually made before some of the Montauks above but has a later Stencil and an earlier HIN... I asked Chuck about this also.
It's just the way it was back then was his reply. Hulls came out of the mold with a Stencil number and sat in the lot until they were outfitted, finished, and then given an HIN number.

If we narrow this down to less than these 11 hulls, it will almost be like finding a pre-hestoric mummy with an iPhone in his hand... :)

I have been gathering the Montauk list and information for about 7 years. Prior to this post, the list showed us that the 3A hulls were Smirkless and the 3B hulls were the new Smirked models. That is until Lionheart and ChelseaFish listed their boats. Lionheart is actually the boat that started prompted me to start this thread and more investigation.

Both of these boats are Smirkless and have the 3B stencil number.
From all the models that I have been taking information on, there has always been transition with parts and optional equipment. As an example, some 1986 Outrage and Montauk models still had the older 1983-1985 consoles in them. Whaler used up all the consoles they had even in the newer 1986 model which theoretically should have had the newer 1986 console. It's just the way it is.

Now we see they apparently had a few of the older Smirkless hulls lying around in the lot and sent them out the door as 1976 models which in theory should have been the newer Smirked hulls. So, another transition.
This is different than automobiles. You won't see a 1966 Porsche that has a 1965 body.

So, we are still interested in the 11 hulls listed above with those Stencil numbers.
Anyone?