Hornet 19 foot model database

[mattyboy]

With question posed in HM's recent benchseat thread I figured it would be a good time to database the hornet models and try to determine the total number each, benchseat and 2+3 models made out of the 96 total. If anyone has any valid info to add please do and I will not be including the names of owners at this point due to the nature of these models i don't want to invade the owner's privacy with prospector's digging for gold. hopefully we will be able to track down most of them , it might be different from the other models that have been databased as this model started in the begining and record keeping was not a priority. I have other boats but don't have hull numbers not sure how to list them.
please if any hornet owners( not hornetII or III) or others have more valid info add it or contact me .

Hull Number

23 BS vdrive

30 BS vdrive

31 BS vdrive

34 BS i/o

36 BS i/o

38 BS i/o

40 BS vdrive

41 BS vdrive

52 2+3 vdrive

59 BS vdrive

62 2+3 i/o

67 2+3 jet

88 2+3 vdrive

93 2+3 i/o

[Rob M]

Awesome project, thanks for starting this. Perhaps adding a column for year would be informative too.

To clarify, St. Tropez models were not counted in the 19' hull number count correct?

Will forward any other hull numbers I come across.

Rob

[mattyboy]

Rob
yes to clarify the St T is another model although their share the same hull and not in the 96 total . the Hornet model to the best of my knowledge was never officially called a benchseat or 2+3 it was just called the Hornet and the total of 96 includes mine benchseat at 38 and yours 2+3 at 93 . when they went to the hornetII the LOA changed and is considered another model.

[72Hornet]

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Got to thinking and I believe my hull is actually #C19H62. Out in Ohio for work and could not remember for certain. I think you have it accounted for.

[mattyboy]

Royce
yeah i thought it was 62

[mario]

Matty thanks for the info and the copy off build sheet via paul on the two i had being hull # 31 and 32 how cool was it to know the boats were made back to back and to know what eng,s they had org. how many bs were build in 1967 ? hope to start work on the red one soon and old yeller has a new home so glade to see it getting worked on

[72Hornet]

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Hats off to all of you guys, both Scotts, Matty, Mario and all who have shared the info on the Hornet models. Pretty cool stuff! Mario, hope to see your progress as well as Berts! Can the windshield be reproduced?

[mattyboy]

looks like possibly very late 69 might be the first 2+3 but will confirm

[Morgan's Cloud]

Matty , don't forget the Bench Seat that made it over here in the very early 90's

I think that there's a refence on it here a long time ago by the new owner who had just got it and was restoring it. It's been about 10 years since it went underground. I think I need to try and dig it up and meet the guy and see what he's up to with it.

It was number 39 if I'm not mistaken and had the original 289 Holman Moody with what was either a 250 or 270 outdrive.

[mattyboy]

Steve

yes i didn't forget just don't know how to categorize as of now, no confirmed hull number, don't want to list owners name? there are other benchseats like that too. early boats raised deck vents probably no numbers ever found . I think as we fill this database the primary reason would be to find the ratio first then try to enumerate the entire production list. The later might be tough as some boats are long gone and never had hull numbers to begin with. Then throw the rumor that hull production numbers were said to be inflated for the sale to Teleflex and we will probably never get an exact number, but the journey sure is fun.

how about just tropical benchseat?

[Morgan's Cloud]

No , this one did have a number .The new guy (not my friend who bought it in) found it under the dash and posted it when he was just about to start his resto.
I'm positive that it was 39.
But I don't have a clue who he is and only a rough idea of where he is located.

I checked the member's lists for him and posts but all I could go by was that he might have had a user name that began with our location out here. There are a few of them that answer that description but I couldn't find him so he might have a different user name than I'm thinking of.

Maybe one day in the not too distant future I'll go 'exploring' at the other end of the island !

[mattyboy]

Steve

yes thanks I think that info is confirmed now I was searching today and found his posts he posted info that is consistant with hull 39 list updated to reflect this info


List Updated 12-6-12

Hull Number

23 BS vdrive

30 BS vdrive

31 BS vdrive

34 BS i/o

36 BS i/o

38 BS i/o

39 BS i/o

40 BS vdrive

41 BS vdrive

52 2+3 vdrive

59 BS vdrive

62 2+3 i/o

67 2+3 jet

88 2+3 vdrive

93 2+3 i/o

[Morgan's Cloud]

Matty , can you pm me the link to his posts or give me his user name ? It might help me track him down later and see what he's been up to .

[mattyboy]

some more info it looks like the bench seat deck mold was changed to eliminate the raised deck vents in 1967 with hull 32 or 33 there was also almost a 6 month layoff in hornet production at that time as well

[bertsboat]

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If this really is number 31 then it has the raised vents. We also found markings that indicate H12.photo.JPG