Post a picture please. It may not be a Sunfish.
The early 70s boats also had a metal sricker on the deck, by the coaming. Those usually peeled off.
If you have a section of the trim notched out back by the rudder fittings then the rudder was converted and the boat is pre 72. Pre 72 boats had a metal tag up by the coaming and those fell off as well or got removed during refinishing.
If there is a factory cuddy forward of the cockpit then it is not a Sunfish
Hi, new owner here. I have the same issue with a boat I just bought--no hull number on the upper right of transom, a six-digit number stamped into the upper left of transom. A sticker in the cockpit says AMF Alcort Sunfish, but no other information. Boat has red and blue stripes fore and aft, aluminum strip on the gunwales, and a cubby, so I know the range of dates, but I know no way to identify the date of manufacture based on the six-digit number. Any suggestions welcome.A cubby "forward" and an "aluminum" rudder mount don't add up.Are you sure you were given a Sunfish? The rudder mount is stainless steel on later Sunfish, and there should be only one (deep) cubby aft.
My latest Sunfish (pictured below) is a mid-70s model, with stainless steel rudder mount and aft cubby, but the required HIN does not appear. I suspect a repair was professionally made, and the state required new "damaged-HIN" numbers from the repair shop. There is a rectangular spot on the left side of the transom where some other number was impressed.
The State of Florida doesn't care—I don't care—I get to go sailing without a hassle.
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In addition to not having a serial number on the right side of the transom, my newest Sunfish doesn't even have a sticker!Hi, new owner here. I have the same issue with a boat I just bought--no hull number on the upper right of transom, a six-digit number stamped into the upper left of transom. A sticker in the cockpit says AMF Alcort Sunfish, but no other information.
Thanks, L&VW. Maybe it's a mold number. Or the ZIP code of the guy who put the stripes on. Or something they do at the factory just to mess with us. Someone must know. If not, then we can offer fabulous prizes--well, a congratulatory reply in this forum--for better, more plausible, or more humorous explanations.In addition to not having a serial number on the right side of the transom, my newest Sunfish doesn't even have a sticker!
But, in the interest of uncovering the source or reason for the "left-side" serial number, here's the [digitally restored] number that does appear:
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maybe yall have Canadian boats...
Maybe. The right-side numbers legally corresponded with US' right-side layout only since 1982.maybe yall have Canadian boats...