Hi everyone
In my ongoing quest to understand the differences between a true, factory built Black Hawk edition 22 Classic vs. a standard 22 Classic with a Black Hawk drive on it, I have learned the following:
1) Per Chuck Wagner at Donzi, the Vin# should have BH as the 4th and 5th letters in the VIN if it was a true Black Hawk 22 C. (Apparently the documentation on older boats was destroyed years back so they cannot look anything up for me by VIN)
2) Per others postings here, I've seen people say that the Black Hawk 22 C has the fuel tank mounted further back than a standard 22 C. Therefore, the ski locker isn't a ski locker on a Black Hawk 22 C. So, I suppose the compartment is there, but if you open it you see the top of the fuel tank? Or is there simply no compartment there at all?
3) There is apparently a "rocker hull" characteristic on a true Black Hawk 22 C. Can someone dumb it down for me and explain to me how I can determine whether or not a boat has the "rocker hull"? What does that mean? Would it appear to have more of a flat bottom, near the stern as opposed to a standard 22 C, which has some roundness to the underside, near the stern?
4) "sometimes" a Black Hawk 22 C has a hook at the rear to help keep the nose down. So... why only sometimes?
Are there any other tell tale differences I can look for to be able to tell what I'm looking at, when looking at a 22 C that has a Black Hawk drive on it?
Thanks in advance!
Jeff