FAST EDDIE
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Looks like a nice Campbell 20 to me, I was not aware they made a 22' as well RB? Got any details on them? I must be misinformed, I thought they went 20-24-26?
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Fast Eddie, not sure how to say this without sounding like a Campbell snob, but because it looks like a Campbell does not mean it is or isn't a Campbell. Just like every other successful boat manufacture, Campbell's were splashed and reproduced under "no name" or in some instances "big name" boat makers (http://www.campbellboatowners.org/cl-10-08_72-24-DC.html). One of Bob and Billy's main designers, Bud Bailey, left Campbell to work at Sprectra Boats because (as the legend is told) he did not want to move to Havasu when the Campbell Brothers left Los Angeles. Hence the reason Sprectra's look amazingly similar to Campbells of the day. Because your boat dose not have a vin is not necessarily make it an "early" version. The vin could have been covered up in a previous gel coat or paint job?? but if you can find a CBL at the beginning of the vin that is a clue. I have personally seen several Campbells that had CBL at the beginning of their vin#'s but yet they were not on the registry?? (The boats were titled as Campbell's??).
There were several different configurations in the drivelines, but it seems the Campbells used what was easily available at the time. The set up you have is different and several boats were sold as "stage one" bare hulls and the owners rigged the boats themselves, which might explain the difference in the driveline???
I looked at the registry trying to find your boat, but could not seem to narrow it down. If you have more info on it, I might be able to help you track down pervious owners. In any event, that is a very cool boat and it will be a sweet ride, when you get her done. If you need anything, let me know. I know several guys who have spare parts and patterns for the interiors.
rb
Fast Eddie
Check the hull# on the upper right hand conner of the exterior transom, if it has a CBL at the beginning, it came out of the Campbell molds. If it has something else, could be a splash or a spectra ???
Really ?
It's definitely not a Spectra, the upper deck is all Campbell.
They probably share the same bottom though, since Bud did them both. :thumbup:
Campbell 20 bottom and Spectra 20 bottom are nothing alike except their length.