Doug, The serial #if your boat has one (seems to be after 1975) will be just below the rub rail on the outside starboard side of the transom. Mike
~~ /) ~~ /) ~~ ~~/ )~~~/ ) ~~~ ~~~~ Let's go sailing!!! ________________________________ From: Doug <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, March 2, 2010 1:27:55 PM 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 ic...@yahoogroups. 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.catalina 27.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: ic...@yahoogroups. com [mailto:ic...@yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Doug > Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 8:07 AM > To: ic...@yahoogroups. 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 ic...@yahoogroups. 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 ic...@yahoogroups. 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]
