1972 21' Bell Boy from San Diego

[Vintage Bob]

Im not sure Im in the right place in that Im thinking my boat is probably a bit too new for most of the conversations here? Im also not in the northwest so strike two, But I thought Id join up and be up front with my lurking and fumbling around in your back rooms!

My name is Bob and I live in Spring Valley Ca. (San Diego). I was just given a very nice 1972 21' Bell Boy with the sliding hard top, I/O, with the 302 Ford engine. This boat is in great original condition with a few small issues. As a classic car builder by trade. Ive always wanted to get a classic boat but I just dont get along with wood! Id liked to have gotten something a bit older but when this fell into my lap I forgot about the age and fell in love with it.
Did I mention it was given to me? :HandHorn1:

Anyway, I will be lurking around and trying to learn as much as I can while enjoying and using your pics as motivation to get her on the water. Very nice forum by the way

[Steve_Kiesel]

Welcome to the group Bob. There's no age limit for classic boats or owner's here. That's a great looking Bell Boy. I love those sliding hardtops. Have fun with her.

[Helmar]

Welcome aboard.
Enjoy.. Good score too :GoodJob:

[Vintage Bob]

Thanks for the welcomes guys. Its been a week of learning about this boat and boating in general. I found an old registration while cleaning it up and found that it is really a 1973 model built in 72. and they are calling it a 22' boat even though it measures out to 21'?

Any way just cleaning her up and checking the trailer over before I get too busy on the mechanical issues. Thanks again

[TheBronze]

Welcome. She is a beauty for sure. Good classic lines.
Probably listed as a 22 by measurment on the gn's. It's an old cheat to make the boat sound bigger.

Oh, and Spring Valley! Woot! My uncle used to live there waay back in the day. Lots of memories of going down there from Poway when I was a kid.