considering a Cape Dory project boat

[Darren]

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Hi anyone who can help,
I'm considering a Cape Dory freebie project boat but having a little trouble identifying it. I tried to post a pic here above but not sure it's showing up. The issue I'm having is that all else seems and looks like an either 23' or up to a 25' Cape Dory but I haven't found one in images anywhere that has three equal ovalish windows like this one. Everything else seems to line up exact though.
Any suggestions?
Thanks so much
Darren

[Darren]

Well. It looks like I accidentally posted several of the same pic. Here are some more if anyone can help me identify it.
Also, I searched for a VIN or HIN and there are no plates on the boat. I just pumped out the rain water today and jacked it up so it's vertical and not further crushing the hull.

here's some more pics for the purpose of identifying her:

[Jim Walsh]

That is not a Cape Dory. Without the VIN it’s not going to be easy to pinpoint the make and model. The close-up picture of the cove stripe is the only hint. Since it was painted the paint may be making the VIN illegible, if in fact it ever had one, since the year of manufacture was not mentioned. If it exists it would be on the starboard side of the upper stern.
The cove stripe looks vaguely like a Seafarer.

[Darren]

Thank you Jim! It took me a while to find it exactly but I'm pretty sure you're right that it's specifically a Seafarer Kestrel 23 and a version that was only made for a few years. I was having a hard time reconciling that stripe on the side as well as the windows and a few other features. I think you saved me many hours searching for this. Definitely a less intriguing 'project' so I'll have to think on this one. Darren