ABC: This is the U. Coast Guard-assigned manufacturer identification code MIC. This may be a combination of letters and numbers. The letters "I," "O," and "Q" are excluded because they could be mistaken for numbers. D: This is the month of certification, indicating the month in which construction began.
In our example, "D" means April. The number is the last digit of the year in which the boat was built. Some boats, especially large ones, may be on the floor for months before completion even straddling the June cutoff date , while others may be finished in a matter of days. To be consistent, the Coast Guard uses the date the manufacturer says the boat meets federal regs. Once the HIN is assigned and affixed, that date becomes the boat's model year, regardless of when it was actually finished.
Once a HIN has been put on the boat, it can't be changed without permission from the commandant of the Coast Guard, which rarely happens. New boat buyers should look at the HIN and verify that the boat in which they're interested actually belongs to the model year that the dealer claims for it.
Used-boat buyers should also decipher the HIN and make sure it matches what the seller and paperwork state. The Coast Guard has no model-year regulations for outboard engines, making it harder for consumers to determine the year in which they were built.
In , Yamaha stopped designating model years for its outboard engines entirely. Though the reasoning is sound, it creates a challenge for consumers. Unlike cars, in which engines are built into the product, a selection of engines usually can be fitted on outboard boats. Dealers have struggled for years to make sure that the engines bought from an engine manufacturer during one year get sold that same year on new boats. If a boat on the showroom floor comes with a hp engine but a buyer wants a hp engine, the dealer may have to order the bigger engine and keep the smaller one in stock.
If it takes a couple of years to finally sell that hp engine, a buyer may be reluctant to buy it if the model year isn't current, and the dealer may have to subsequently discount it.
Buyers typically want a engine, for example, on their boat. Eliminating the model year solves the problem for the manufacturer and dealer but can be confusing for buyers. Other outboard manufacturers, including Mercury and Honda, adopted Yamaha's practice, and most outboard engines today don't have model-year designations. Outboard manufacturers say that until they make a significant change to an engine, the year it was built is irrelevant.
While that's true, buyers are concerned that if there's no model-year designation, they don't know if they're getting the newest technology. Fortunately, there's still a way to determine when an outboard was built. After discontinuing model years, engine manufacturers replaced the model-year designator on the engine's serial number with a code that signifies an "era" in which all engines are supposed to be the same, with similar upgrades.
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Should you pass a fishing boat on the upwind side? No person shall alter, deface or remove a hull serial number. If a boat is not marked with a hull serial number, the owner of the boat must make a request for such a number to the builder, manufacturer, rebuilder or importer of the boat.
If, despite reasonable efforts that can be proved in writing, the owner of the boat is unable to obtain a hull serial number from the builder, manufacturer, rebuilder or importer of the boat, the boat is not required to be marked with a hull serial number. The HIN must also be marked in a second location on the hull, that is either beneath a fitting or an item of hardware or that is on the interior of the vessel and unexposed.
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