Doug,
Have you tried doing a rubbing? It works when you eyes tell you there's nothing to read. Here's how to break it down if you can lift it off. http://www.catalina27.org/public_pages/Sail%20Numbers.htm Phil Agur <http://www.catalina27.org/public_pages/profile270.htm> s/v Wing Tip C270 LE #184 MMSI 366901790 From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Doug Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 8:07 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [IC27A] Re: How do I determine what year a Catalina 27 was built? I have a 1982 but the only place I have seen any reference to hull number is on the name plate attached to the cockpit wall next to the tiller. C-27 and 5053 is all it reads. There are no numbers that I can find on the transom on mine. If it wasn't for the registration I wouldn't know the HIN. --- In [email protected] <mailto:IC27A%40yahoogroups.com> , "Michael" <mlong9...@...> wrote: > > > How to Read the Hull ID Number > There appears to be four numbering schemes in use. Dates for the transition from one scheme to the next might be off plus or minus a year, but I believe it looks something like this: > > 1971 - 1973, No HIN, just a metal plate at the transom (inside cockpit) > 1973 - 1975, No letters for month built (e.g. CTYL16231074) > 1975 - 1984, a mysterious "M" is a part of all HIN's (e.g.CTYH9353M80C) > 1984 - present, Year built represented with a number (e.g. CTYH5390F697) > Model Year. For the boating industry, the new model year starts in August. Since 1975, the Month Built information has been represented with a letter. In 1984 the lettering scheme was changed to make "A" represent the month of January. Here's a look at the two schemes: > > 1975 - 1984 Jan = F Feb = G Mar = H Apr = I May = J Jun = K > Jul = L Aug = A Sep = B Oct = C Nov = D Dec = E > > 1984 - present Jan = A Feb = B Mar = C Apr = D May = E Jun = F > Jul = G Aug = H Sep = I Oct = J Nov = K Dec = L > > The Model Year scheme in use between 1975 and 1984 derived the Year Built information from the Model Year and from the Month Built. For example, a boat whose last three letters of the HIN were 82A would actually be a 1982 model year Catalina 27 built in August of 1981. Here's three HIN's decoded: > > CTYL06121172 A Catalina 27 built in 1972. Sail number 0612. > CTY = > Manufacturer's Identification Code (Catalina Yachts) > L = > Model (Catalina 27) > 0612 = > Hull Serial Number > 11 = > Month Built? > 72 = > Year Built > > CTYL4327M79J A 1979 model year Catalina 27. Built in October 1979. Sail number 4327. > CTY = > Manufacturer's Identification Code (Catalina Yachts) > L = > Model (Catalina 27) > 4327 = > Hull Serial Number > M = > ??? > 79 = > Model Year (1979). August is the start of a new model year. > C > = > Month Built (October). A=August, B=September, and so on. > > CTYB0184H495 A 1995 model year Catalina 270. Built in August 1994. Sail number 0184. > CTY > = > Manufacturer's Identification Code (Catalina Yachts) > B > = > Model (Catalina 270) > 0184 > = > Hull Serial Number > H > = > Month Built (August). A=January, B=February, and so on. > 4 > = > Year Built (1994). Last digit of the year of manufacture. > 95 > = > Model Year (1995). August is the start of a new model year. > > --- In [email protected] <mailto:IC27A%40yahoogroups.com> , "Jeff" <jeffrparmenter@> wrote: > > > > I'm looking at a Catalina 27 down the dock from me and I'd like to know what year it was built. > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
