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this is gonna sound like a dumb question, but either I am blind, or Tiara has done a really excellent job of hiding the official number. Any clue where it is on the Sovran 3900?
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Are you speaking of the Hull ID#? If memory serves me it was stamped into the gel coat on the starboard side just outboard of the cockpit entrance when boarding from the swim platform.
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Vessel Info: 1988 36' Convertible with new 8.1 Crusaders.
Exceptional condition, inside, outside, bilges and engines.
I did a Google search for this ---------------
WHAT, AND WHERE IS THE HIN ON A MOTORBOAT?
The HIN is the Hull Identification Number assigned to the boat. Each HIN is unique to that boat, and is the same
as the VIN on a motor vehicle.
All boats manufactured after 1972 have a HIN consisting of 12 characters as required by the Federal Boat Safety
Act of 1972. The 12 characters are continuous and uninterrupted by slashes, hyphens, or spaces. The first three
characters are letters that form a code for the manufacturer (e.g. KAW is the beginning of a Kawasaki HIN.
Other manufacturers have other letters, but all HINs begin with three letters). After the first three letters, the rest
of the digits will usually be numbers.
The HIN will be at least 1/4 inch high and permanently affixed to the boat. Its removal would cause permanent
scarring. It is part of the hull, and it is not on any item that is removable. It is not on the engine (although
engines do have similar serial numbers.)
There are two identical HINs on the boat, a primary and a secondary.
?? THE PRIMARY HIN SHOULD BE AFFIXED TO:
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do you mean the documentation number? i can't actually find mine either and the boat was documented before me. I think i need to have one made.
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Every boat must have a Hull Identification Number (HIN). Not every boat is documented. Doc #'s must be permanently attached to a main beam in the boat, usually on an engine stringer in the aft end of the vessel. HIN numbers are from the manufacturer, Doc #'s are from the Coast Guard. Capt. George
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Lots of Documentation Companies will document the boat for you but few will provide a sign board or instructions on permanently affixing this number to the hull. The cheap way to do this is go to your marine supply store and buy the Black stick on numbers you can use for applying the state registration numbers to your external hull. Then apply them to a stringer or some location that is visible in the engine room. To make them permenant, put a coat of West System Epoxy over them.
The Proper way to Show these is
"NO.1234567"
The NO. belongs there followed by your official number. The Coast Guard calls this the "Official Number" . The documentation number never changes as it goes from owner to owner. It stay's with the boat for life.
It is possible and probable the boat has been documented and the number was never put on the boat.
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thanks, i think i've looked everywhere for it.
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RickT, thanks. That's the answer I was looking for.
Official Number
