Heath Watts

Thanks for replying to my post. I bought the boat in Hobart Tasmania. It has papers and was registered at the time of purchase. I have since changed the boat into my name but I have not been able to find any information on the rego papers about the age of the boat. I am going to go to Service Tasmania and ask when it was first registered the first day I can get out of work early.

Thanks very much for replying to my post. I want to insure the boat with third party insurance and get some liability cover for water skiing. The insurers I have spoke to until now have been reluctant to insure me when I told them that my boat was probably made in the 1980's. I don't want to be in the situation where an insurer refuses to pay out in the event of an accident because I got the age of the boat incorrect. Another member suggested I ask Service Tasmania when the boat was first registered - I will try this first instance I can get an early hour out of work. Thanks again.

Thanks for replying to my post. I have got some photos which I will try to upload. Savage Osprey 4.7. The motor is at least the second motor....Yamaha Australia was able to date it as a 2008 model. I found a slightly smaller boat online with exactly the same colours and basic layout which was dated as a 1985 model. O1041 is on the id plate riveted to the transom - in the picture above. This number is also punched onto the port side rail near the stern.

Hi there, I am looking for any information on Savage Aluma-craft boats manufactured in the old Williamstown factory in the 1980's. I have an old Savage Osprey and I can't find a HIN number. It has a Savage serial number O1041. The current Savage company says that they are unable to help me find a date of manufacture for my boat. Can anyone help please?