help with identification

[few907]

Hello and thanks in advance. I recently joined the forum to help identify a sailboat i recently purchased. The registration on the boat says that it is a "sund" but a google search doesn't show any results. The reason that i need to know the make and model of the boat is because when i bought it the mast spreaders were missing. I am in the process of replacing them (7/8 aluminum tubing and ends) but i would really like to know the model to get the sail plan so i know how long to make them. and i am just curious

 

[SFS]

See if you can find the hull identification number (HIN). It is often on the transom, on the starboard side, just under the deck level. It's often stamped into the fiberglass. It's a fairly long number that usually starts with one or more letters. If you can find the HIN, plug it in at this website:

http://hindecoder.com/

It should give you the manufacturer and year made.

 

[few907]

thanks
so the hull number is ELM-00044-0675
it was made by Electro-mariner Corp a quick internet search didnt reveal much but i'll keep digging.
any other resources to track down the model would be appreciated

 

[rgranger]

I went to sailboatdata.com which has always had specs on every boat I've ever seen.... except yours.

But it looks like the company is still in business.

Electro-Mariner Corp
11568 Sorrento Valley Road # 13
San Diego, CA 92121 -
Phone: (858) 597-9321

Give them a call?????????

 

[few907]

ya tried that - all i get is a recording "please enter area code and phone number"

 

[few907]

and their website is just about worthless

 

[Tom G P-21]

Probably not Electro Mariner shows incorporated 2008. The end of your hull ID number shows 0675. The style of the boat looks around 1975. Probably built June of 75 and that is about when they first started putting ID numbers around '74. ELM probably stands for something else. Are there any logos on the sail?

 

[few907]

That could be, I was just going off the the hindecoder website listed above said.

 

[kito]

Does the mainsail have an insignia?

 

[few907]

Yes.....it appears to have a D. I am not right in front of it now but that's what I remember. It was made by some Australian racing company?

 

[Tom G P-21]

I got it Sundance 20 weekender
http://www.shortypen.com/?boat=184

El Mar Boat Co.

 

[SFS]

I love this forum.

 

[few907]

Wow you guys made quick work of this. Many thanks