View the New Com-Pac Registry here

[Tim Gardner]

To view the New Com-Pac Registry, click on the link below:

https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AqhtC0vnn485dFlLMFdVc3Z1VGVGbHNOSk1reDlkN2c&hl=en

tg

[Craig Weis]

Say the Boat Registration reads--> HUTC [make].
This particular boat has it's number molded in the upper starboard area of the transom and is...ABV00588B696.
ABV=Hutchins [Boat Manufacture code]
00588=the 588th hull built.
B=*September. The month boat was built.
6=Day in the month this boat hull was molded.
96=The year the hull was molded.

*A=Aug, B=Sept, C=Oct, D=Nov, E=Dec, F=Jan, G=Feb, H=March, I=April, J=May, k=June, L=July.

[Nicolina]

Skip, are you sure about the letters that indicate the month the boat was built? I read that A is January.

[Craig Weis]

I can't answer a true 'affirmative'. How ever the alphabit/letter/month business I found on a link in Small Craft Adviser a couple of years ago. May be starts in August because their fiscal year starts then...a guess to be sure. I'll come back and fix these numbers up when I have more time...
Hull ID Numbers
Play the Numbers Game (What's a HIN?)
Did you ever wonder what that strange series of letters and numbers on the transom of your boat are. Well, if you have taken the Nautical Know How course you know they are Hull Identification Numbers (HIN) and that they are required. But, what do they mean?

All boats manufactured or imported on or after November 1, 1972 must bear a HIN. The HIN is a 12 character serial number that uniquely identifies your boat. The HIN has an important safety purpose. It enables manufacturers to clearly identify for boat owners the boats that are involved in a defect notification and recall campaign. A HIN is not the same as a State registration number, which may be required to be displayed on the bow of your boat. The HIN is a Federal requirement; your boat?s registration number is a State requirement similar to the license plate on your car. The HIN, however, is required to be shown on the State certificate of registration.

AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
JAN A
B
C
D
E
F   FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL G
H
I
J
K
L

*Key to Month of Model Year

Figure 1 - HIN Formats Before August 1, 1984

The boat manufacturer must display two identical hull identification numbers, no less than one-fourth of an inch high, on each boat hull. The primary HIN must be permanently affixed (so that it can be seen from outside the boat) to the starboard side of the transom within two inches of the top of the transom, gunwale, or hull/deck joint, whichever is lowest. On boats without transoms or on boats on which it would be impractical to the transom, the HIN must be affixed to the starboard outboard side of the hull, aft within one foot of the stern and within two inches of the top of hull side, gunwale, or hull/deck joint, whichever is lowest. The starboard outboard side of the hull aft is the preferred HIN location for many manufacturers. On catamarans and pontoon boats the HIN must be affixed on the aft crossbeam within one foot of the starboard hull attachment.

JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
A
B
C
D
E
F   JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC G
H
I
J
K
L

Figure 2 - HIN Format After August 1, 1984

Boats manufactured or imported on or after August 1, 1984, also have a duplicate secondary HIN affixed somewhere on an unexposed location inside the boat or beneath a fitting or item of hardware. The purpose is to help authorities identify your boat if a thief or vandals remove or damage the primary HIN on the transom. It is illegal for anyone (manufacturer, dealer, distributor, or owner) to alter or remove a HIN without the express written authorization of the Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard.

The regulations prescribe the format of the HIN. The first three characters are a MIC (Manufacturer Identification Code) assigned by the Coast Guard to the manufacturer or the person importing the boat; characters four through eight are a serial number assigned by the manufacturer; the last four characters indicate the month and year the boat was built, and the model year. Prior to August 1, 1984, the manufacturer had the option of expressing this in the form of a model year designation.

The Coast Guard maintains a searchable database of MICs if you want to check yours out - click here.

Individuals building boats for their own use and not for the purposes of sale are what are referred to as "backyard boat builders." They must obtain a 12 character HIN from their State boating agency. The Manufacturer Identification Code at the beginning of the HIN for a "home built" boat is an abbreviation for the State followed by a "Z" which indicates that it is a State identification.


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[Nicolina]

Skip, you are right for boats up to 1984, I'm right for boats built since then.

You can look it up here: http://www.boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/hin.htm

I think I never paid attention to the pre1984 system.

[botelerr]

So I looked at my registration and it looks like my 1984 -19 is hull 215 dse this fall in sequence? Made in month "B"

[Greene]

To view the New Com-Pac Registry, click on the link below:

http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AqhtC0vnn485dFlLMFdVc3Z1VGVGbHNOSk1reDlkN2c&hl=en

tg

Should we be re-entering our info on this spreadsheet? There are quite a few of us who registered our info on the old posting who don't show up on this list.

[Tim Gardner]

Greene - You asked
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Should we be re-entering our info on this spreadsheet? There are quite a few of us who registered our info on the old posting who don't show up on this list.
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Yes click on the link under the NEW registry form

[Tim Gardner]

Gents, Here is where you view the forum

TG

[Osprey]

Well I filled out the form, but it left off my name. How do I add my name to the spreadsheet?

Terry

[Tim22]

I too have filled out the form, but see that my name is missing

Ti m

[Billy]

There must be a glitch in the matrix because I know I filled out my name & it is missing.
Don't eat the blue pill!!!

[Tim Gardner]

I will check the input form this evening for dropped data.

Thanks for the heads-up

TG

[TedStrat]

Hi Tim
I was on the registry after reading another thread and noticed my name and info in the 4x....not sure how that happened and sorry if I caused it. Anyway the one pice of missing info is the name; Helios
Let me know if any other info is needed.

[ameysails]

Our 1998 ComPac 16 CB
Alicia and E.Y. Murphey, Lancaster, PA 17603
Hin# ABV02898I798
"Well Keel'd"

get us registered please

thank you