DrStrangelove
New Member
Want to get my Phantom registered. Where on the boat can I find the "hull identification number?" Thanks
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Alan Glos
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A Hull Identification Number (HIN) was required on any boat hull made after November 1, 1972. The number is supposed to be engraved into the upper right hand of the transom as you face the transom from the rear, but some builders used stickers with the number. If your hull does not have a HIN, then (a) your boat is pre-1972 or (b) the number was on a stricker that has long since come off or (c) the builder was not in compliance with the HIN federal legislation. There is a good website on HINs at: www.sailingsource.com/force5/boatinfo/hullnumber/
Alan Glos
Cazenovia, NY
Alan Glos
Cazenovia, NY
DrStrangelove
New Member
Excuse my ignorance, but the transom is the rear of the boat? The boat has no stickers, so it must be on the transom. I have a look in the morning. Thanks.
DrStrangelove
New Member
Found it!
HBY 00853 M780
Year 1980, right?
HBY 00853 M780
Year 1980, right?
Alan Glos
Active Member
Yes, your hull was built in 1980 (but may have been sold later than that year.)
Alan Glos
Alan Glos
DrStrangelove
New Member
I didn't think the boat was that old. Very interesting. Thanks.
Wayne
Member Emeritus
DrStrangelove,
This should make everything crystal clear. Well, as clear as a Gov Doc can.
US Coast Guard Office of Boating Safety
Recreational Boating Product Assurance Division
Boating Safety Circular # 70
BACK TO THE BASICS - HIN 101
http://www.uscgboating.org/recalls/pdfs/BSC70.pdf
This should make everything crystal clear. Well, as clear as a Gov Doc can.
US Coast Guard Office of Boating Safety
Recreational Boating Product Assurance Division
Boating Safety Circular # 70
BACK TO THE BASICS - HIN 101
http://www.uscgboating.org/recalls/pdfs/BSC70.pdf