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bigelowp
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Initially Posted - 01/16/2008 :  20:49:18  Show Profile
Ok, my curiosity has gotten the best of me. I have a 1980 Catalina 25, fin keel, tall rig with hull number 2092. I have owned many other boats, know how to read the mfg plate and/or etching in the hull so I know that my boat was built in 1980 and is hull 2092. However, I look on this forum at boats built in a several year span with hull numbers all over the place -- some older with higher numbers than mine and some newer with lower numbers. What am I missing? In the course of human events, sailing, telling nautical tales of the last race, etc, it really does not matter -- but -- in my process engineering mode I scratch my head and say "huh!?" Can anyone in this August group shed some light on the subject?
Peter Bigelow
C-25 TR/FK #2092 Limerick
Rowayton, Ct
Port Captain: Rowayton/Norwalk/Darien CT
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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 01/16/2008 :  21:25:52  Show Profile
Check out the thread in the General forum called "Who knows how to read the HIN? It has a link to an article on how Catalina numbers their boats.
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Response Posted - 01/16/2008 :  22:05:05  Show Profile
In our owners' directory, there are some obvious anomolies that can probably be attributed to misreading the HIN, or maybe misleading a buyer...
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bigelowp
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Response Posted - 01/18/2008 :  20:55:17  Show Profile
Thanks all -- I think the answer is that, like automobiles, the calender year does not match the model year.
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