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The hull identification number (HIN) on all boats built after November 1, 1972 is permanently affixed to the rear of the transom usually on the upper right corner. It is required by federal law and must appear on the registration application.

If it is a true Shiada, they are/were prized off shore and endurance racers. Most where I/O's  or V-drive. I remember some in Hot Boat magazine,just beautiful rigs!

Per Goggle: Cherokee Boat Mfg Co, serial # 00001, Built 1979.

CBC HIN Decoder

Our HULL ID Decoder breaks down the Hull identification number into the following information:
The HIN or CIN you have entered meets the Current-Format HIN format. It might also be a type that contains the country code and thus the boat comes from USA or Other . The serial number of the HIN is 00001 and is set by the boat builder. This boat or vessel has a Certification Date of (6) and a Model Year of 1979 with month of build (April) based on the formatting of your hull_identification_number (HIN) .

The manufacturer identification code (MIC) of your craft identification number (CIN or HIN) is CBC. This MIC (CBC) stands for the company name Cherokee Boat Mfg Co which is currently Out of Business. This boat manufacturer has other company names (CBC sometimes goes by these name(s) Texas Marine Int'l (oob 3/81), Chrysler Boat Corp (oob 3/81), , or .

This company (Cherokee Boat Mfg Co) is owned by Robert K. Stanton and is located at 144 CEDAR OAK DRIVE, HC3B95 in GAINESVILLE state of MO. It manufactured this vessel and placed you HIN or CIN on the hull. The Parent Company for this boat maker is (). Cherokee Boat Mfg Co has started making boats, yachts and other watercraft as of 07/08/1993 0:00 and went out of business on (11/09/2005 0:00) in the following country: .