Hi Chuck, As I understand it, your breakdown of this HIN looks correct to me, with the 1978 Model Year, and the I indicator for month, so built in April of 1978.
The model year usually changed in September, so a boat built between September of 1977 and August of 1978 would have a 78 for the 1978 Model year, even though it was built in 1977 or 1978. This one seems to have been built in I = April so the Model Year and Build Year would be the same, 1978. Ken H. On Thu, Oct 1, 2020 at 11:00 PM CHARLES SCHEAFFER <cscheaf...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Ken, > > > > > > OK, so correct me if I'm wrong, after reading your attachment explaining a > 12 character HIN in this time period, the first "M" stands for Mega, "0020" > means hull number 20, and the second "M" means model year to follow, "78" > was the model year and "I" in this method means, April. > > > > > > > > > > > > > What year was she built? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Chuck > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 10/01/2020 9:41 PM Ken Heaton <kenhea...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The " M " is a fixed character indicating " Model Year Format " and never > changes. > > > > > > > > > > > This is a HIN VERSION B. " Model Year Format ". 12 characters, in use from > November 1, 1972 to August 1984. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Info here, scroll down a bit: > > http://www.pcmarinesurveys.com/Whats%20a%20HIN%20.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ken H. > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, 1 Oct 2020 at 20:47, CHARLES SCHEAFFER < > > cscheaf...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My best guess is that the M is for Mega, built in 78 in "I" month which > would be July? > > > > > > > > > > > > > Chuck > > > > > > > > > > > On 10/01/2020 5:18 PM Stu < > > s...@snghost.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [image: mega_hin] > > > > > > > > > > > > > Here is an image of the HIN on JohnKelly's Mega. I had to resize it > JohnKelly so it could be sent out. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Stu > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- > > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- > > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > > > > > > > > > > >
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