My New Project. but can anyone identify the type of boat please?

[stika-v6]

Hi im new to boating and this forum, i have just bought this boat. all i know is it comes with a jet drive and has a 3.0 Essex V6.
Im struggling to work out what type of boat it is, i thought it was a dateline bikini but looking at pictures online its pretty different :(

Please help me identify it :)

[sabahcat]

Pride Panther??

http://www.boatsonline.com.au/boats-for-sale/used/trailer-boats.php?de=43249

http://boatpoint.ninemsn.com.au/boats-for-sale/boatdetails.aspx?R=7137562

[stika-v6]

Good suggestion but i still dont think thats the right one. the bow and the stern are slightly different. any more ideas?

[lewisboats]

is there a plate on it anywhere with an alphanumeric serial number on it?

[keith66]

Looks like a late 70's early 80's Fletcher, a yard i used to work at used to maintain one very similar, Hamilton jet drive & 3 ltr V6 ford, she would leap on to the plane from a standing start in no time & was very fast!
The impeller does not like eating stones though!

[Submarine Tom]

It's a speed boat silly!

Doesn't mean it's fast though, it's just a name.

Seriously, perhaps it's a "one-off", no known plan. Or, a combination of

designs (never a good idea).

How's it run/go/ride/handle/perform?

[Hunter25]

Anyone thought to check the HIN for the manufacture's prefix code?

[lewisboats]

HINs are US stuff...this is over the pond. It SHOULD have SOME kind of ID on it somewhere though.

[Hunter25]

And 80%+ of the manufactured pleasure boats go to what market and wouldn't that manufacture cater to this biggest market's requirements?