This is a quote from the Boatsafe site:
"the last four characters indicate the month and year the boat was
built, and the model year. Prior to August 1, 1984, the manufacturer
had the option of expressing this in the form of a model year designation. "
I am not sure what is being said here....the last four characters
indicate the month and year the boat was built, and the model
year.....so does that mean my boat (M84D) was built in April, 1984.....D
means April......M means both the year the boat was built and also the
model year?
It goes on to say that prior to August 1, 1984, the manufacturer had the
option of expressing this in the form of a model year designation.
What does this mean if my boat was built prior to August 1, 1984....if
my boat was built in 'D' in April?
I am even more confused......however, it really doesn't matter
.......just hit the delete button.
Rob Abbott
AZURA
C&C 32 - 84
Halifax, N.S.
On 2015-11-01 11:10 PM, Rick Brass via CnC-List wrote:
As I recall from prior posts on the list, and from reading the
explanation of HINs on the USCG website, there are at least three
different schemes for hull ID numbers that have been used over the
years. I believe that the explanation that Chuck included below is for
the current scheme.
On my old 38II, the last four characters are 0176, meaning the hell
was laid down (certified?) in January 1976, making the boat a 1976
model. The presumption was that boat model years were like car model
years – starting in September – so 0975 would be a 76 model and 0976
would be a 77.
But the September model year start would not meet the needs of
manufacturers with longer build lead times, so a Model year format was
started. M81D would be model year 81, with build started in month D. I
would need to look it up again, but I think A was August, B September,
etc. under this format.
Again, build schedules longer than 12 months would be a problem for
the system above. For example, Pacific Seacraft is about to launch the
first 62 footer, which was first laid down in the spring of 2013, with
a planned launch date of June 2014. (Thumper commented that the
customer doesn’t understand the “semi” part of semi-custom.) So the
system was changed again. I suspect the last 4 characters of the HIN
for the new Seacraft 62 will be something like D315 or even D316.
Here is a website with a pretty complete explanation:
http://www.boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/hin.htm
Rick Brass
Washington, NC
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Chuck:
Character 9 refers to the month......and....character 10 the year the
boat was certified.
In both of our HIN's, character 9 is 'M'........but I can't find any
'M' in the "letters that correspond to the following months"
So I ask again, what do the 'K' and 'D' stand for.....it says below
"The eleventh and twelfth characters refer to the model year".
Any other C&C 32 owners with the 12th character a 'K'?
Rob Abbott
AZURA
C&C 32 - 84
Halifax, N.S.
On 2015-11-01 8:13 PM, Chuck S via CnC-List wrote:
I think the K means the hull was molded in November.
Found the HIN explained on the web:
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<http://www.boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/hin.htm>
The first 3 characters are what are referred to as the MIC or
Manufacturers Index Code. There are several sites on the internet
that can help you decode the MIC of your HIN. One such site is
through the US Coast Guards website
<http://www.uscgboating.org/recalls/mic1.aspx>. Another option
that might be a bit easier to use is Boat History Report
<http://www.boathistoryreport.com/main.cfm?f=partners&partnerid=59547>which
hosts a free HIN validator to verify you have the correct HIN to
begin with.
The following 5 digits vary according the manufacturer but are
meant to be used as a serial number for that boat. It may contain
specifics such as the length or material of the boat or it may
just be a sequential number. Manufacturers are able to use any
series of numbers and letters except O, I and Q because they are
easily mistaken.
The last 4 characters of the HIN represent the certification year
and model of the watercraft. Character 9 refers to the month and
character 10- the year, the boat was certified. Certification
means when the boat was stated to be in compliance with all laws
and regulations regarding safe boat building. The letters
correspond to the following months: A- January, B- February, C-
March, D- April, E- May, F- June, G- July, H- August, I-
September, J- October, K- November, L- December. The year
is dictated using the last number of the year- for example, March
of 1982 would be written as C2.
The eleventh and twelfth characters refer to the model year. In
the example above, the boat was certified in March of 1993 with a
model year of 1993.
Chuck
*/Resolute/*
1990 C&C 34R
Broad Creek, Magothy River, Md
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Bill:
No, I don't know anything about this boat. But I am curious
about the
"K" in the HIN.
I thought there were four (4) C&C 32 models, A,B,C, and
D.......mine is
HIN ZCC32277M84D.......have never heard of a "K".
Rob Abbott
AZURA
C&C 32 - 84
Halifax, N.S.
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