Seacraft hull ID number question

[ScottM]

I wonder where mine came from?
NJZ Are the first three. It ends in 86, but my title says it is a 1970.

Any ideas?

In Mass., when the state assigns a HIN to a boat that doesn't have one, it starts with MSZ. Based on this rationale, it appears as if New Jersey assigned your boat's HIN. I would check with the registration/titling agency in your state to see if my hunch is correct.

[jetroc0088]

I was thinking that was the case.
Maybe it was a reassignment?

Being this old I was told that they do not have to have it stamped on the transom.

[ScottM]

I was thinking that was the case.
Maybe it was a reassignment?

Being this old I was told that they do not have to have it stamped on the transom.

Once a state assigns a HIN, I believe it stays with the boat wherever it goes, unless of course the title is missing and yet another HIN needs to be assigned.

Prior to 1972 mfg's were not required to stamp the HIN on the transom, nor did they need to be 12 characters in length.

[John R]

Hull ID: SECF31150579

SEC = SeaCraft
F3 = Superfish 23'
115 = Hull number
05 = May
79 = 1979

Real close to mine = SECF30491278; hull # 49 Dec 1978

Not close to mine

[Gary Hill]

Ok, I'm confused, I bought mine as a 76 inboard (titled in Va. as a 76) but the Hull Number is SECA11300309, I have the oringinal warranty card that was activated in 1978. HELP!

[DonV]

Capt. Chuck

Thanks for the reply!! Very neat, looks like mine was on the dealer's floor when yours was in production. Only 42 hulls later......

Seeya
Don

[Capt Chuck]

From jedgar performance thread

Not too sure about the CSY vs SeaCraft Ind as builder of the boat. Who was your "reliable" source ?

This question came up again in another thread so I am going to answer it back under this catergory.

There should not be any confusion on this issue but I guess there still remains questions! There are many threads on this site that show the time line on the SeaCraft boats, some right and some wrong

ScottM's source is "Very Reliable" As both he and I personaly sat with Mr. Potter. CSY Corp took the mold and the tooling for the 23'& the 27' models ONLY over to tampa for approx 1 year.

Your Hull Id will tell you by whom and when (year) your hull was manufactured. It is hard to get the exact month and day companies acquire each other as these business dealings take place over time. I went back over all the "time line" posts that I could find and came up with this list that several SeaCrafters have been able to muster:

SEC = SeaCraft Inc (Potter 1969 thru 5/80)
CSY = Carribbean Sailing Yachts (1980-1982 23'& 27' SeaCrafts only)
SIC = SeaCraft Industries Corp (1980 thru 1987 other SeaCraft Models) (Potter on Board of Directors approx 1 year after sale)
TXY = Sarasota Marine Corp ('86-'88 CSY Parent Co)
SIC = Tracker SeaCraft of Fla (1987 thru 1990) all models
SXC = Stern Craft Corp (1994 Silver King Parent then Tracker Parent Co in 1995)
MIC = Silver King Boats (1994-2002 Mako Marine Parent Co)
MRK = Mako Marine (2002 Parent Co SeaCraft from Tracker)

Is everyone confused more then ever now
What happened to Silver King Boats after all this

[RalphD]

Hey John R, I was finally doing some reaserch to find out what the HIN really meant other than the mfr and year and noticed your post. Mine is really close to yours.

SEC = SeaCraft
F3 = Superfish 23'
123 = Hull Number
06 = June
79 = 1979

[FELLOW-SHIP]

I wonder if the hull # is the number of hulls that were Actually manufactured that year???
SECF30140976
Hull number 140 If so we could figure out how many boats were actually built total and also total boats per year.
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[Scott]

I wonder if the hull # is the number of hulls that were Actually manufactured that year???
SECF30140976
Hull number 140 If so we could figure out how many boats were actually built total and also total boats per year.
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Actually Fellowship If that is the case I think you're hull # 14 ...as 09=Sept

Mine was manufactured after yours yet my hull # would be 23