On the San Juan 23 the HIN is\\(Hull Identification
Number) is found on a plaque on the right starboard side of the transom. I have
received different information about whether sails on some SJ 23's were
issued without numbers, but the number can be ascertained from the HIN. This
same number is on the Registration Certificate or Title issued in most
states.
Here is the breakdown of a hull identification
for boats built after August 1, 1984:
MMMhhhhhddyy
MMM =
Manufacturer's ID code
hhhhh = hull
serial number
dd =
date of certification. For example "A4". The "A" stands for January. "B" would
stand for February, etc.
The "4" standfs for the
last digit of the year of manufacture.
yy
= model year
This information came out of the U.S. Coast Guard
Auxiliary's Boating Skills and Seamanship text, 11th Edition, pages 2-2 and
2-3.
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A typical Clark Boat Company HIN cited to me as an
example by someone seems to be a modification of this and
reads:
CLKJO299M79A
CLK would stands for Clark Boat Company, the
manufacturer.
JO299 would identify the hull series as JO and the
sail number as 299
From here on I have to speculate. I assume the M79A
in Clark's case means it was model year 1979 which was certified in
January. If my supposition is incorrect on this I would appreciate a correction
from any San Juan owners who know.
So if you had this HIN on your boat, I would list
your sail/hull number as 299.
The following are HIN given me upon registration as
San Juan 23 Skippers. The year may be an assumption either the skipper or I made
based on our understanding of the above.
Assumed Year and Sail/Hull
#
William Best:
1977 HIN:
CLKJO223M78E
223
1978
Rick
Linstad: HIN
CLKRO506M80H 509
1980
Paul
McLemoore: 1984 HIN:
CLKJO656M84G 656
1984
Martin
Murphy 1977
HIN: CLK10009M77F
009
1977
Ted
Siegel 1977
HIN: CLKJ0044M77H
044
1977
Frank
Toms 1978
HIN:
CLKJ0193M788 193
1978 (last digit
of # seems
questionable- should
be a letter, not a number, if my logic is
correct)
The only thing we are concerned about in this
exercise is determining the Sail/Hull number of the boat and it seems rather
certain it is the three digits I have indicated.
I will appreciate any clarification on this members
can furnish.
".All I ask is...the wheel's kick and the wind's
song and the white sail's shaking..."