[C320-list] HIN Number Head Scratcher

[KEN GEIGER]

 Ken, I believe you are correct, a C320 should have a "C" in the fourth position.  Now you haven't said where you got the "L" from but maybe your L is a Typo on a document or an obscured C looking like an L on where ever you are reading it.  

I think our 320 has the hull number in 3 places. 2 as follows (from the 320 hull ID decoder) and the third on a plate below companionway threshold.

Hull Identification Number (HIN) Location For C320s
The HIN will be found in two locations on Catalina 320s.   
   - On the starboard hull exterior, about 1 foot forward of the stern, just below the rail, scratched into the hull surface (it is very faint and hard to read in this location on older boats); and
   - On the starboard hull interior, in the storage space under the v-berth, about 1 foot forward of the bulkhead, written in ink on a laminated label.
Let us know more.
Ken Geiger2000 #765 Northern Dream
 soon to be on Georgian Bay, fingers crossed (re covid )
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Steven Snyder <mssnydr at gmail.com>
To: C320-List at catalina320.com
Sent: Mon, May 10, 2021 10:33 am
Subject: Re: [C320-list] HIN Number Head Scratcher

My understanding is as follows, although not all manufacturers follow the
standard. I believe Catalina does. This is per an explanation by Don Casey.

 The first 3 characters refer to the manufacturer. The next 5 characters
are the model designation and the the production number in the series. The
next 2, A thru L, are the month of certification by the Coast Guard and the
next character, 0 thru 9, is the year of certification. You have to know
when production started to be able to guess what decade it is. The last 2
characters are supposed to represent the year the hull was manufactured.
Based on the serial numbers, you should be able to guess the decade the
hull was manufactured.

Steve Snyder
Windcatcher, Hull # 1101

On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 6:38 AM Bill Culbertson <billculb_a2 at yahoo.com>
wrote:

>  Ken,
> David Sparks last logged into c320.org in 2007 so I expect it is a stale
> entry in Hull Roster and the boat has changed hands one or more times and
> apparently worked its way north.
>  -bill
> Bill CulbertsonC320IA Secretary/TreasurerHarmony #859
>    On Sunday, May 9, 2021, 08:07:44 PM EDT, Ken McCrimmon <
> kenmccrimmon at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>  Hi
> Here is a bit of a head scratcher.  I bought my Catalina last fall here in
> Canada
> I started looking at the HIN Information on the Catalina 320 Association
> Roster
>
> My HIN is CTYL0933K203
>
> When looking at the Hull # decoder, the Hull letter for a 320 is C.  Why
> is mine a L
> I thought my boat number is 0933.
> When i look at the Hull Roster, there is a 933 registered to David and
> Betty Sparks in Florida
>
> What am I getting wrong here
>
> Thanks
> Ken
>
>