Boat identification

[JimC]

I have recently acquired a tinny  3.8m long. Having to have an id number attached it is actually 3.86m long .Wow My quandary is that no-one knows the manufacturer. It is a very old boat with the sides being pressed from a single sheet of aluminium. Photos attached to help.

[campr]

Looks to me that the bow may be flared through the rego number and forward.
If so its a quinny as to my best knowledge only Quintrex could stretch mould a flared bow in aluminium.
Ron 

[MainframeJames]

I'm not sure how long Quintrex have been doing the stretching, I kinda thought it was a more recent thing...more recent than the age of that boat would seem to be. Happy to be educated. Looks like a very cool old boat though.

[MainframeJames]

Having said that, it looks pretty similar to this old Quinny

https://goo.gl/images/PJswk9

[campr]

I bought the last Lazeabout built by Quintrex in 1982 when the original true Quintrex ceased production and they had been flaring bows for many many years at that time.  The more recent change change was in 2001 when the flare (millenium hull then blade) was added to bottom so both bow and bottom are stretch formed.

I now have 2001 5.6 Quinnie Classic with Millenium hull and it makes a huge differenceto the ride.