Sounds right. I am #4855 and 1981. Don B Sent from my iPhone
On Mar 2, 2010, at 11:07, "Doug" <[email protected]> wrote: > 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], "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], "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]
