I do not believe so. Info on the web indicates that it was required after November of 1972.
Phil MacFarlane
Member III
Mine is on the metal plate in the cockpit that the rudder post comes up through. A three digit number. She is a 1971 35.
tenders
Innocent Bystander
The concept of a HIN, like a VIN, being a long standardized set of numbers and letters establishing manufacturer, model, length, and date of manufacture, didn't exist before 1972. But manufacturers did tend to need to keep track of different hulls to a certain degree. My '69 has the hull number, 112, written in pencil on the inside of some of the cabinetry, but it physically appears on the boat nowhere else that I'm aware.
When I registered the boat in my name in California in 1991, after buying it from the previous owner, it received an official legal HIN that had nothing to do with anything. I subsequently moved the boat across the country and registered it in PA and NY and that number was lost.
When I registered the boat in my name in California in 1991, after buying it from the previous owner, it received an official legal HIN that had nothing to do with anything. I subsequently moved the boat across the country and registered it in PA and NY and that number was lost.
bradh
Member II
Hin
The previous owner of my boat, owned my 1972 (E35) for something like 20 years; so he did not need a HIN. But when I purchased the boat 2 years ago, I had to apply for a HIN from the state (Ohio) for title. They gave me 2 metallic adhesive backed plates. One for the transom and one to hide on the hull.
The rudder post number is the hull #, different than the very long HIN number.
Brad
The previous owner of my boat, owned my 1972 (E35) for something like 20 years; so he did not need a HIN. But when I purchased the boat 2 years ago, I had to apply for a HIN from the state (Ohio) for title. They gave me 2 metallic adhesive backed plates. One for the transom and one to hide on the hull.
The rudder post number is the hull #, different than the very long HIN number.
Brad