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Secondary HIN Help Needed
markmg434:
My son purchased a 1977 Aquasport 17 ft Center Console. We are trying to locate the hull identification number. I believe it is to be on the transom on the back. But the previous owner modified the top and inside of the transom to make a live well and I believe he covered it up. Why he would do this I have no idea. we have the number on the registration paperwork but need to be able to take a picture of it on the boat.
Can you tell me if there is a second location for this number on the hull? My son recently left to serve in the Army and I am trying resolve this for him.
mshugg:
The second hull ID plate requirement was put in place well after 1977, so yours won’t have one. Your best bet is to get a plate engraved and attach it to the transom. You can even get a second plate and put it in a secondary location.
wingtime:
77 would have a riveted on aluminum HIN plate. I doubt there is a hidden one. If so I would suspect it is under the rubrail... but unlikely.
markmg434:
The problem is he is trying to register this in NJ and it was purchase from NY. In NY you do not need a title for a boat manufactured in the 70's to get a registration. In NJ to apply for everything you need a photo of the HIN to submit it with the paperwork. How do you do that when it is covered with fiberglass from someones modification. I don't know if you can get the layer of fiberglass off to expose it. If there is no plate, this will be a nightmare.
mshugg:
You can mount a new plate and take a photo of that. I have the plate from my 1979 CCP, but it is unreadable. I purchased stamped SS replacement from national band and tag.
It seems to me that your only option is to mount replacement tags and send in the photo. 77s didn’t have a tag, and most likely the transom tag was removed, not covered up. NJ doesn’t even need to know that it’s a replacement.
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