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My guess is going to be around 1960-1963. So you’re close. Our club Scot, 733, is a ’67 or close to that. The hull ID came much later.
Email me at fs5516atyahoodotcom with pictures showing the area you’re having an issue. I’m located in western Connecticut.
Reach out to the factory. They’re familiar with the process as they had a brand new one shipped to Australia!
Your boat number seems familiar to me. Where are you located? If you are near Connecticut, I can meet up with you to look at your rudder head.
The Lightning is mostly a racing boat and is not set up for any comfort. The Scot is a family designed boat that quite a few people race. I find the Scot the most comfortable boat between the Thistle, Highlander and a Lightning.
I presume that the boat was painted at some point which you removed. If the hull is in good condition, buff and wax it with a good compound and wax made for fiberglass. If left alone, over time it will oxidize. Hope this helps.
On most boats, the downhaul lines on the topping lift is forward of the mast by a foot or so. Some of us recently relocated the hole for the downhaul to the foot of the mast and that seems to work great! Email the factory to get the new layout for the downhaul location. Another thing I do on my boat is that the topping lift lines and spinnaker halyards run up the mast through the ring eye. It helps keep everything close to the mast. Hope this helps!
The best way is to get a good pair of diagonal pliers to cut the halyard. If you can’t get the wire/nicro press out of the center of the drum, you could use a flat head screwdriver and a hammer to tap it out. You may need to wiggle the halyard abit to loosen it as you tap it out. Eventually you should be able to use a long nosed pliers to reach into the drum and pull it the rest of the way.
I looked at your pictures and noticed immediately what the problem is. The mast hinge pin is too far up the mast. There should be a screw installed in the mast to limit how far the pin slides up the mast. The base of the hinge should be even with the base of the mast. In your case, the pin is too far up, hence the pivot point is past the correct position. The remedy? With the mast up and in its proper place, install a stainless steel screw into the mast at a point above the top of the pin. This will prevent it from sliding up too far. Hope this helps!
Brian,
Only the hull VIN is stamped on the transom, not the boat number. FS Inc. might have records of the VIN and their associated hull number on file.
Mark
