My 1980 38 had an aluminium plate fixed in the high starboard outside of the transom. Several repaints see it sanded to a mirror finish. I have removed it with the idea, read sufficient enthusiasm, to try to see if x-rays will show the stamping; or was it just printed? Only other number I can find is on the back of drawers > Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:19:47 -0700 > Subject: [UnifliteWorld] Re: Hull Identification number > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > > The Federal regulation states, "All boats manufactured or imported on > or after November 1, 1972 must bear a HIN." The preferred location > was that the HIN was to be stamped on the upper starboard corner of > the transom. The reg goes on to state "The HIN consists of 12 > continuous characters at least one-quarter of an inch in height, > uninterrupted by spaces, slashes, hyphens or other symbols. The HIN > will be carved, burned, stamped, embossed, molded, bonded, or > otherwise permanently affixed to the vessel." Prior to that date, as > someone said, manufacturers did their own thing. > > My 1971 36 Sport Sedan has ID numbers written in several places - I've > found it written with Magic Marker on the inside of the lower helm and > on the underside of the cockpit deck (saw that lying on my back in the > bilge when working on the generator). Recently, I removed the forward > cabin and head doors to refinish them, and I found it written on the > underside of the head door. > > Poke around, open doors and drawers and use a small mirror to see if > you find anything. It would likely be handwritten in grease pencil or > Magic Marker. > > The number on my boat is written both as "36S178" and "36-178," > presumably meaning hull no. 178 of the 36 Sport Sedan line. My USCG > Certificate of Documentation lists the "IMO or Other Number" as > 36-178. Yours would probably be 31 [letter] [number]. > > Here's a link: > http://www.boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/hin.html > >
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