For what it's worth, I also had an early Brendella (78) and the HIN didn't line up with Brendella either.  I also had a clear title.  There were a number of people (not here) that suggested it wasn't a Brendella or that it was stolen.  The HIN suggested something like Glass Performance sumthin or other    It wasn't till a year later or so that I came across another guy with a Brendella and it was 100% spitting image of my boat.    Guess what, it's HIN was also a Glass Performance hull too even though it was a Brendella.   The story I was told was that there were a number of people laying up hulls back in this period of time and manufacturers would hire them to build the hulls.     Don't know if that's the truth but I will say, when we're dealing with these old hulls, it's hard to say what the whole history is.   I do know that a friend just bought a brand new hull and it also was laid up by someone else.   

I recall seeing a Brendella with a bottom like yours and am confident that it's a real Brendella too.     Have fun and good luck with it.  Should be a great boat......john

 

What a fantastic time and to watch Jake and the 177 team work was really special.   Thanks again for the hospitality Jake and congrats again.

PS.... dug seeing SCJB represented so well.   

The old girl still impresses me on how well it runs and rides.   Fun little run for the first time this year and the start of summer in the NW.

We just cut mine off and welded up a Curt receiver tube in. We then used some steel plate to box it all in.    Makes it so nice.  I can remove the tougue completely or just slide it in and have a ton of room.   Slide the insert in and the ball coupler is in the exact same position it was from the manufacturer.

Ended up finding that Summit had the cheapest prices on the Curt Reciever.    Half the price of the "trailer" places.....   

I can vouch for this boat.   It is really cool.  We had some fun racing each other. 

Great post Jake.   Ian and I have been kicking around taking mine out and running River Racer too.   You can't beat the opportunity to test your boat and setup and get some fantastic advice from others and do it under extremely safe conditions.   

Plus, it looks like a hell of a lot of fun..........................john

The rebuild/insanity has begun. 

Updates soon. 

Damn Jake.  You know I love ya but I gotta say, you suck!   

What a screaming good deal.    Can't wait to see what you do with this.   Keep the updates coming.......john

 

Great looking boat!   

I'm gonna be watching this thread like a hawk.   Good luck and keep the updates coming..................... john

After setting our sights on being at the big hotboat show in Bremerton on Saturday, we thrashed non stop from Wednesday night and finished it Saturday morning at 9 am.   We were in the water by 10 am and other than a leaking rubrail (that in the thrash we forgot to seal as we were installing it) it performed flawlessly.   

Sure is nice to be coming to an end on this project....................   till the next change

Can I offer a suggestion and recommend that use minimal amount of glue.   Carpet doesnt last for ever and sh!t happens where you might want to pull the carpet up and replace it.    A little glue dabbed in a few spots makes is much easier and still hold the carpet down.   

Congrats Tony!   Looks fantastic.   A ton of work but I'm certain it's now all worth it.