[firebug14]

When I bought my 96 jubilee it was advertized as a 224.
I am not shure there is such a thing, it is 24 ft long with a 5.7xl merc and bravo III drive. Should it be a 244. How to be sure????
Thanks.

[ShabahZ280]

It should be a 244, I'm sure it was mislabeled by the seller. Check the capacity plate by your throttle lever, and that should tell you which model it is. If not, let us know and we'll help you figure it out! But according to the brochure, the only Jubilee model offered in 1996 was the 244.

[lomitabob]

This was in a previous post by mmiller19 back in Sept 2008 that I found interesting about the numbering.

Original Mariah employee here. I was heavily involved in the prototype process from 91 to 98 and would like to hopefully clarify this. Initially the "2" designation began in '94 when we began designing boats with the windshield "wing" on the deck (the 212 Shabah was the first) all boats in the future that had the "wing" was designated a "2" ending number (182, 192, 202, 212, & 272 Shabahs and Barchettas). Any boats that were "wingless" were given a zero ending number (180, 190, 200, 240 Talaris). Boats with a "5"ending number were cuddy cabin (275,255,235). Deck boats were given a "4" designation (204, 214, 244) and the few 18 foot outboards that we made were given a "3" designation (183). The closed decks that we made (no cabin just closed deck) were given a "1" designation (191,201). Obviously the beginning of the number was the length of the boat in feet plus or minus a few inches. Let me know if I can help with anything else! CHEERS!

P.S. another little tidbit. In your boat serial # the letter just before the end of the number designates the month the boat was manufactured. a = jan etc.....
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[firebug14]

thanks to you