Typhoon Question

[Matt Orkins]

I have a 1976 Typhoon Daysailer (completely open cockpit) - Last two digits of serial # are 76 and stamped in the fiberglass near the back is a date in October 1975. The Cape Dory plate says this is hull number 47 and the mainsail is #47. From other messages, I'm confused since I would think a 76 would have a much higher hull #. Are the Daysailers numbered separately from the Weekenders? Also, does anyone know when the Daysailers switched from being a completely open cockpit to the partially covered one that is shown in all the literature?



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[Mark Barth]

I have a 1976 Typhoon Daysailer (completely open cockpit) - Last two digits of serial # are 76 and stamped in the fiberglass near the back is a date in October 1975. The Cape Dory plate says this is hull number 47 and the mainsail is #47. From other messages, I'm confused since I would think a 76 would have a much higher hull #. Are the Daysailers numbered separately from the Weekenders? Also, does anyone know when the Daysailers switched from being a completely open cockpit to the partially covered one that is shown in all the literature?

Matt: I have a 1975 Typhoon daysailer with completely open cockpit; hull no. 22. No idea of when they switched over to the partially covered cockpit. As a matter of interest, an article in Soundings that I once saw indicated that of the 2200 or so Typhoons made, about 80 were daysailers and of those 80, about 30 had completely open cockpits. Mark.



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[Sandra W.]

check out the following web site. It has interesting info about hull #'s.

www.boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow.hin.html



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