Salt 19

[Dessied]

I just got a sailboat from an auction and was wondering how I would go about finding it's age. It was built by Salt Marine Inc in Ft. Lauderdale Florida. The boat is titled SALT-19, I have a hull number as well. I have looked on boat sale sites but have not seen one like this. Any assistance and direction would be greatly appreciated. Thank you

[BVI Jon]

Look on the extreme upper starboard part of the transom. If there are numbers there, then the last two numbers are the year of manufacture (there may be a letter afterwards). The preceeding numbers/letters refer to manufacturer, serial #, etc.

If there are none, then it was probabably built before the Feds required them; mid seventies, I believe.

[Brian Amato]

I bought one, brand new, in '77 from Salt Marine when I lived in Ft. Lauderdale. Anyone who wants to talk about the company, post it here or email me at: Bamato@invacare.com. They also built a boat called "Tangerine" which I had a small role in....sorry to say

[Hope]

Just found this thread.
I own a 1978 Salt 19. I rescued it from someone's front yard and spent a few years refitting it.

Any information you have on the boat would be appreciated. Thanks!