Strange Sunfish? Need information / Comments

[mw1670]

Hi Folks -

I purchased a used Sunfish and its a little unusual - it has a factory medium-blue hull and a light gray deck and cockpit. Its older (meaning it has the aluminum edging), and the hull number is really strange - its A1W18641F787. So I don't have a clue who built it, or when as this numbering doesn't match any typical. Maybe it was some kind of special edition? Any comments would be most welcome. Thanks.

 

[Wavedancer]

The answer is in the files (Sunfish KB & FAQ in the upper bar):

http://kb.sunfishforum.com/images/history/timeline.pdf

I believe that Wayne put this timeline together. Very nice!

 

[Wayne]

. . . The hull number is really strange - its A1W18641F787

A1W18641F787, actually AIW18641F787.

AIW (Alcort Sailboats Inc.) was 3rd in the line of seven succesive companies to build the Sunfish.

Hull ID breakdown from the USCG Manufacturers Identification Database.

AIW ... Loveless & DeGarmo, dba Alcort Sailboats Inc. (no relation to the founding Alcort, Inc.)
18641 ... Internal factory serial number (significance unknown)
F ... Month Built (F=June)
7 ... Year Built (1987)
87 ... Model Year (1987)