I bought a 1997 model (may be 98, I can't remember and boat isn't here to double check) Xpress boat. The outside of the boat and the engine are in great shape. Carpet is shot. At any rate, I'm in the process of replacing the carpet and getting it set up. Contacted an insurance agent and he said Xpress doesn't show making the H56 prior to 1999. I called Xpress a month or so ago because I didn't know what model my boat was. They have no records on their computer system prior to 2002 so I talked with a guy that had been with the company since the early 2000's. He told me the boat model would be located on the Coast Guard plate, but went ahead and walked me through how to figure out what model that I have. Coast Guard plate says it's an H56 and he told me that's what it most likely was.
I know that the model on those boats is determined by the measurement across the bottom of the boat. My question, is that measured in a straight line from one bottom corner to the other, or does the measurement follow the contour of the Hyper Lift hull?