Bought a boat to play with, while redoing "Grendel". NO Tags, No Serial #!
I am 19' long, 7'6" Beam, powered by a mid 70s 165hp 250ci. 6cyl. Mercruiser (Engine Serial#)
I have a Sink/Alcohol Stove, Ice Box and a Head (BACK in) in the Cuddy.
Look on the transom in the outside upper right corner. There should be a twelve digit number. The first three letters are the manufacturer ID code. Go here to find out who the manufacturer is . http://www.uscgboating.org/recalls/mic_database.htm
Take a piece of paper and pencil and do a rubbing. You may be able to make it out. If not (here comes the hard part) there is an identical copy of the HIN somewhere else inside the boat. Try the engine room. Look behind removal things, under the dash etc. Unfortunately the only people who know where it is, is the builder.
Been talking with the previous owner, he Gel coated it over inside and out, when he redid the transom and Floor! Sprayed it! So any #s. are loooong gone!
Could this be a Chris Craft? The previous owner say's he THINKS that is what it was when he had it given to him in the late 80s. He never had it registered or had any papers for it, I asked how he managed to own it for over 20yrs. He says he was never stopped by any Authorities; Fisheries,Coast Guard, Mounties!
If your boat was made in Canada before 1981,the hull ID number may not have been placed anywhere on the boat. They were not required in Canada. I have a Sangster and the only number was a serial number on a plate on the inside of the transom - No hull ID
