What year is my sea king boat

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24dakota24

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Just bought a Montgomery Ward Sea king 12 foot aluminum Jon boat. Can someone tell me what year it was made?
the numbers on it are DEMA0787M74E Thanks!
 

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1974 made by Starcraft, for Sea King
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Success! DEMA0787M74E is of the standard HIN type called Model-Year HIN. If you are buying this boat/craft then you should get the Boat-Alert History for 19.99$ from the two certified boat history report providers.

DEM HIN Decoder

Our HULL ID Decoder breaks down the Hull identification number into the following information:
The HIN or CIN you have entered meets the Model-Year HIN format. It might also be a type that contains the country code and thus the boat comes from USA or Other . The serial number of the HIN is A0787 and is set by the boat builder. This boat or vessel has a Certification Date of (74) and a Model Year of 74 with month of build (December) based on the formatting of your hull_identification_number (HIN) .

The manufacturer identification code (MIC) of your craft identification number (CIN or HIN) is DEM. This MIC (DEM) stands for the company name Starcraft Marine which is currently Out of Business. This boat manufacturer has other company names (DEM sometimes goes by these name(s) , , , or .

This company (Starcraft Marine) is owned by Jim Leach and is located at PO BOX 517, 201 STARCRAFT in TOPEKA state of IN. It manufactured this vessel and placed you HIN or CIN on the hull. The Parent Company for this boat maker is BRUNSWICK MARINE (). Starcraft Marine has started making boats, yachts and other watercraft as of 8/28/1972 12:00:00 AM and went out of business on (12/27/1990 12:00:00 AM) in the following country: .

Make sure to compare the date of boat manufacturing with the dates in which the company was actually in business.

The US Coast guard provides this comment about this watercraft manufacturer: Went Oob On 820816-now Back In Operation-900514. Plant Add: 802 Illinois Ave, Delhi, La 71232; 318/878-2433. 12/90 Plant Closed Per Brunswick - See: Bff, Fmc, Str..

More details at the US Coast Guard.

If you are purchasing this boat/hull then get the Boat History here or the BoatFax Report to complement it.

There are 1 boat Recalls for Starcraft Marine your vessel:

Starcraft Marine Boat Recalls for your HIN and MIC: 1.
 
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