Hi Doug,
They are typically right up in the shadow of the rub rail and engraved right into the gel coat. Unlike many boats they get applied after the full is out of the mold form. When they are molded it you get to see a rectangular impression where the type was set in the mold. On a Catalina there is not such telltale mark just 2 or 3 inches of 3/8 to ½ high hand engraved lettering. Id be tempted to drag the edge of my finger nail along slowly to feel for them. Phil Agur Capitol City N-Trak - All DCC - Sacramento, CA Mid Century N- California - SP, WP, SF, UP, TWS, and others. <http://capitolcityntrak.org/> http://capitolcityntrak.org <http://www.cuttergraphics.com/N-trak/index.htm> http://www.cuttergraphics.com/N-trak/index.htm From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Doug Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 1:28 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [IC27A] Re: How do I determine what year a Catalina 27 was built? Phil I will have a look again but neither me nor the surveyor saw any numbers on the transom. Are they typically on the hull below the hull to deck seal or above? I posted a picture during survey of the transom in the album called Doug's C27- no name yet... --- In [email protected] <mailto:IC27A%40yahoogroups.com> , "Phil Agur" <pja...@...> wrote: > > 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:IC27A%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:IC27A%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of Doug > Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 8:07 AM > To: [email protected] <mailto:IC27A%40yahoogroups.com> > 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> <mailto:IC27A%40yahoogroups.com> , "Michael" > <mlong9876@> 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> <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] > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
