A 1979 Hatteras, documented as Top Shelf of Morehead City, North Carolina, from at least 2021. Renamed Bale Money in December 2024, she fished the 2026 Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament.
Her story, name by name
- Until 2024
Top Shelf
Reported · U.S. Coast Guard
- 2024 – present
Bale MoneyCurrent
Confirmed · U.S. Coast Guard, reeltime.app
Documented as Bale Money, hailing from Atlantic Beach, NC, in the December 2024 Coast Guard file; the November 2024 file still carried her as Top Shelf of Morehead City, NC. Same official number and HIN.
SistersOther Hatteras hulls from 1979
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