Re: Chris Craft Owners: Register Your Boat or Restore Thread Here.
can u tell me what all these # mean XLMCPR60M730 thanks
I became really curious about these Hull numbers and after researching it I think I became more confused.
Chris Craft made the Clipper Bow famous. Like the old Cutty Sark Clipper ship, the Clipper bow raked up and out sharply to a point at the rub rail.
The picture of your boat does that.
Orlando Clipper made boats that to some are even more collectible than some Chris Crafts. They were made in Orlando Florida and generally called the Orlando Clipper.
The were known for their extremely well-built Aluminum boats and were to some ranked above Starcraft (sorry pmccraney for mentioning Starcraft in your Chris Craft thread)
The XLM lead in you HIN number is the manufacturer code for Olympic Boat Co. from Gunnison, Utah. This company built boats from about 1973 to 1987.
http://boat-manufacturers.findthebest.com/l/14463/Olympic-Boat-Co
I think that the photo of your boat looks a lot like this one.
Which is listed for sale and identified in the sale listing as an Orlando Clipper.
http://www.sellbuyclassifieds.com/l...w-37232-orlando-clipper-400-de-mossville.html
You can see the reasons for my confusion.
The fact is that the HIN is the legal identification of the maker of the boat as required by USCG rules. Where are you finding these HIN numbers. On your title? or stamped into the hull?
Since 1972 all huls must have a fixed HIN in a couple of locations.
http://www.boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/hin.htm I think the number you provided which ends in M730 would indicate that it was manufactured (M) in 1973 (73) during some month (0). The zero might rather be a C or a G which would indicate that the boat was built in the month of either October or February. IF it's stamped into the hull, it's legally an Olympic built hull from 1973. If it's from your title, you might have a different issue.
Let me know, I'm curious.