Where to find hull number H49

Apr 12, 2007
65
Hunter H49 la romana dominican republic
Does the H49 2009 has the hull # written or engraved in the hull? Does it have a plaque somewhere?
 
Apr 12, 2007
177
Hunter 420 Herrington Harbor South
this is how you read them.
Hull numbers
HUN42239D405
Hunter Marine located its Hull Identification Number (HIN) on the starboard aft side of your boat, under the rubrail. An additional location was either under the steering quad cover (cockpit sole under helmsman) or
seahood (just forward of the companionway slider/doors).
Its format is US-HUNYYXXXDXZZ:
“US” - country origin
“HUN” – Manufacturer Hunter
“YY” - model number 420
"XXX" - hull number 239
“D” - manufacture start month code D (December?)
“X” - manufacture year code 4
“ZZ” - model year 05
 
Jun 8, 2004
10,064
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The last four D405 goes like this
D stands for the month the hull was first layed. D is for the month of April

4 stands the year layed which is 2004

05 is the model year or 2005
 

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Mar 23, 2017
3,425
Belliure 41 Sailing back to the Chesapeake
All commercial boats made after 1972 have a HIN.
Unless the boat was manufactured outside the US. Other countries had different dates when they began using HIN's.

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