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Discussion => The No Wake Zone => Topic started by: Chili on August 13, 2009, 04:23:11 PM

Title: What year is my boat..?
Post by: Chili on August 13, 2009, 04:23:11 PM: Ok so ive been to the DMV like 3 times this week trying to ge this new boat in my name, regietration, etc..

Now come to find out everything i have (number wise) is NOT for my boat. lol :banghead:
My boat has a VIN# scratched into the paint on the back, & the CF# was one digit off from what matched the VIN.

Turns out the VIN is for a 1975 Belmont, but i called the registered owner, & he said his boat is in the backyard.. lol
So now i have a boat that im not even positive it is a Belmont, much less a 1975. :screwy:

I'm going to get it all worked out thru the DMV, I'm not too concerned with what to do there.. but when i tell them what it is, i want to make sure i tell them the right info. (or maybe i should tell them its a 1998 Sanger. LMAO)

So my question is this..
Does anyone know these boats well enough to confirm what it is.?
(it probably is a Belmont, & close to 75, but some more clarification would be nice)

Photos/images - http://www.socaljetboats.com/cpg/thumbnails.php?album=203

Thanks
Title: Re: What year is my boat..?
Post by: 82daytona on August 13, 2009, 05:18:31 PM: tell dmv you just built it and then sell it as an 09 ;) ;D
Title: Re: What year is my boat..?
Post by: crewchief22 on August 13, 2009, 05:40:31 PM: If the Hin # is accurate you can determine the manufacturer here

http://www.uscgboating.org/recalls/mic_database.htm

As for the year, I think park of the Hin code is the year but I don't know what digit.
Title: Re: What year is my boat..?
Post by: Danger731 on August 13, 2009, 09:47:59 PM: coincidence or not, the 3rd and second to last digits on my hin is the same as the year built on my boat. 76
Title: Re: What year is my boat..?
Post by: GT Jets on August 13, 2009, 09:57:17 PM: The last two numbers are always the year, sometimes followed by a letter, never another number.

If you can find the actual hull ID numbers it is pretty easy to get an accurate model/make/year....

GT
Title: Re: What year is my boat..?
Post by: Chili on August 14, 2009, 12:41:42 AM: Well the number ends with 74, but again it is scratched into the paint. lol
Not stamped like it should be.. scratched over the original.

**Update**
I found the registered owner for the scratched VIN#.. I called him, & his boat is in his garage.. lol
So i am going to have to generate a new VIN#, that is why i am asking if anyone knows the difference of Belmonts or any way to verify the year of my boat by looking at it, because the # is NOT for my boat. :)

Thanks for any help.
Title: Re: What year is my boat..?
Post by: IRRebel on August 14, 2009, 12:52:43 AM: Ummm, and this is MEANT to be FUNNY, so don't take undue offense, but the name is Chili and you're dealing with a falsified VIN number, right?....................................... ;D

You are probably going to have to sand down the transom, usually the HID is molded into the top right, I think guys? and will probably find it's been filled in and painted over. (for What reason? Oh yeah. already pretty much said why).

Given what you've already said, I'm betting stolen boat at some point. But just me thinking out loud.

At that point, listen to 82Daytona, lol!

Ray
Title: Re: What year is my boat..?
Post by: Chili on August 14, 2009, 01:06:26 AM: Yes they didn't even bother to sand it down & paint over, they just gouged the new number over the old one. lol
Literally scratched into the paint.. DEEP with a scratch AWL or something. looks very sketchy. im sure it was stolen at some point, but i dont think that will be an issue, unless they are currently looking for it.
Thats just how it works.. if there is no numbers on it to prove it is the boat, & unless it was stolen recently they just generate a new VIN#. lol

Seems crazy, but im sure the original owner probably got reimbursed by insurance. (hopefully so, i dont need any bad karma... hey that might be a good name for it. lol)

I dont get offended easy, but..
I dont get it..!?
What is chili & falsified VIN mean.!? (where's the funny.?)
Title: Re: What year is my boat..?
Post by: IRRebel on August 14, 2009, 01:17:08 AM: LOL Was kidding, was making a hispanic tone with that, and was prolly WAY off! (Don't go off on that, got 3 Mexicans here in the house with me right now that watched me do this, not a racist, just a comedian in training).

I can get you a VIN and AZ Reg that should work. The actual boat is at the bottom of Saguaro Lake, HID burned off, but I have a good Reg and HID for it! (You're boat will now be a 78 21' Beisemeyer though)..................

Ray
Title: Re: What year is my boat..?
Post by: Danger731 on August 14, 2009, 07:23:43 AM: ^ lol, anyways, it would be interesting to removce the old paint and find the real hull #
Title: Re: What year is my boat..?
Post by: Chili on August 14, 2009, 01:37:09 PM: Quote from: Danger731 on August 14, 2009, 07:23:43 AM
^ lol, anyways, it would be interesting to removce the old paint and find the real hull #
Its got the original paint.
The new number has been scratched over the old one.. there is no finding out what the old one was. lol
I'll take a picture of what the new number looks like..

Thanks, but no thanks on the 78 Beisemeyer. ;D