Originally Posted by MF

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Boat looks like it's the real deal to me...Cannot understand those numbers, but i have found a plate of another cig 20 on a resto thread that has similar numbers..Should be a real 20 to me

Originally Posted by Doug

Home » General Boat Information » Hull Identification Number – What does it mean?
On or after November 1st, 1972 every boat that was manufactured was and still is required to have a Hull Identification Number or HIN.
The preferred location of the HIN is the starboard outboard side of the hull aft. The HIN is also located on the transom of a boat. The HIN is required by law to be located in 2 places of the boat, usualy the hull aft and the transom.
Since 1972 The HIN is a series of alphanumeric characters which determine Manufacturer, Series, and Date of Certification.
So what does it all mean?
Example #1 of HIN Display before Auguist 1st, 1984:
XYZ543211272
XYZ = Manufacturer’s ID Code or MIC
54321 = Hull Serial Number
1272 = Date of Certification
Example #2 of Display of HIN before August 1st, 1984
XYZ54321M73E
XYZ = MIC
54321 = Hull Serial Number
M73E = Date of Certification
On the second example, the letter “E” determines the month in which the boat was built. Below is what stands for what month:
A = August
B = September
C = October
D = November
E = December
F = January
G = February
H = March
I = April
J = May
K = June
L = July
The format that we know today which has been default HIN Format since August 1st, 1984. The HIN is also required to be displayed on to locations of the vessel: the transom and a second location inside the boat beneath a fitting or item of hardware. this was done in the event a boat was stolen, the HIN would be removed from the transom and the second location of the HIN would help authorities identify the boats. Below is an example of what the current HIN Format is:
Example: HIN Format after 1984
XYZ54321E708
XYZ = MIC
54321 = Hull Serial Number
E7 = Date of Certification of Manufacture
08 = Model Year
The letter “E” remains the month the boat was built however, the Coast Guard changed what each letter means. See the example below.
A = January
B = February
C = March
D = April
E = May
F = June
G = July
H = August
I = September
J = October
K = November
L = December
So know we know what a HIN stands for.