No Hull ID Number

strick · #1 01-09-2010, 06:01 PM

Those aluminum stickers were used in most of the seacraft hulls built in the 70's even the ones that have the hull ID stamped in the transom after the coast guard requirement. The Vin # on my 73 is a 5 digit number 25046 which I think stands for 25 seafari hull # 46. The aluminum sticker was removed on my boat. What does your Vin read?

strick

Blue_Heron · #2 01-09-2010, 08:50 PM

strick,
The ID Number on the title is MC5432KA. The serial number on the foil sticker is stamped 250I9. I suspect it's intended to read 25019 because a capital "I" was also used when they stamped "I600 lbs for persons and extra gear". Maybe the guy that stamped my sticker couldn't find the "1" stamp that day. That would be consistent with your serial number and make mine hull #19.
Dave

strick · #3 01-09-2010, 10:35 PM

Makes sense to me about the "I" but I wonder why your title reads different? Maybe that is a "state" designated hull id?

strick

Blue_Heron · #4 01-10-2010, 12:48 AM

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...but I wonder why your title reads different? Maybe that is a "state" designated hull id?

I suspect it is. I'm thinking it wouldn't hurt to inscribe it in the transom just to cover all the bases. Might save having to explain to the authorities that boats manufactured in '72 and before didn't have HINs

muddywater · #5 01-10-2010, 02:31 AM

My 72 does not have a HIN either, just one of those stickies like Blue_Heron except mine was on the top of the console and the only portions that are readable are the numbers which are stamped into it. I was going to try to have a new one made. It serves as both a capacity plate and a HIN and I vaguely recall that Fr. Frank had something like that made recently... Odd that the HP rating is so low... not even 150...

Bushwacker · #6 01-10-2010, 03:48 AM

[quote . . Odd that the HP rating is so low... not even 150...

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That's because the biggest outboards available in 1972 were about 135 hp!!