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Is this number engraved on the transom (stern) of the boat?

April 26, 2017boat boat manufacturer engraved hins hull identification number Stern transom

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Is this number engraved on the transom (stern) of the boat?

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Is this number engraved on the transom (stern) of the boat? If it is, this is the Hull Identification Number, which would answer your questions. This page give an overview of the HIN, http://www.boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/hin.html . And this page http://www.uscgboating.org/recalls/mic_database.htm is the U.S. Coast Guard Manufacturers Identification Code (MIC) Database. There is also more info on HIN’s here: http://www.sailingbreezes.com/Sailing_Breezes_Current/articles/Feb00/hull_identi… By using the info provided & these websites I was able to determine that CANADA MARINE & EQUIP made you boat and it’s a Model Year 1973, manufactured in the month of November (the D). It could have been