Vintage 14 ft alumacraft identification year

[explorerjim]

I have a old alumacraft boat. There is no HIN on transom. I want to get it registered and back on the water. I found a # on the center gusset for transom it is FD-3063. Is there anyplace i can get more information on getting registration . I have a cf # cf3239st.

 

[Bondo]

Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,....... In most states, you need the old registration from the previous owner,......
Otherwise, you've got a yard planter box,....

 

[explorerjim]

From the information I have gotten there is a hin stamped inside the hull someplace as well as the hin on the outside of the transom on the upper righthand side . Can anyone suggest where it may be?

 

[explorerjim]

Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,....... In most states, you need the old registration from the previous owner,......
Otherwise, you've got a yard planter box,....

I have no registration only a bill of sale. It seems to be a good boat and I hope to get alot of use out of it. Not as a planter or sand box.

 

[MotorMan101]

I had this problem with my Jon boat it turned out not to have anything on it as it was made in 1970 before capacity plates were a requirement(1972)... Fortunately I had registration ...but would like to here if you figure out where it is as many boats have a riveted on number from my understanding...

 

[Bondo]

I have no registration only a bill of sale. It seems to be a good boat and I hope to get alot of use out of it. Not as a planter or sand box.

Ayuh,..... Call the boat registering office in yer state, 'n ask them,.....

As I said, every state is different,.....

 

[explorerjim]

Ayuh,..... Call the boat registering office in yer state, 'n ask them,.....

As I said, every state is different,.....

I got a response back from alumacraft today. They said my boat is a 1956 but didn't give a location for a HIN . I'm not giving up on getting it on the lake yet.

 

[Bondo]

Ayuh,..... You still should call yer State agency, to see exactly what they require,....

 

[matt167]

If no go with your state. There is a 50/50 shot you can use Vermont as they will assign a transferable registration off of a bill of sale to out of state residents. Known as the Vermont loophole.. your state would need to accept such documents though

 

[explorerjim]

Well now
I have managed to get registration on my boat. Next step register the trailer. Then get into building the boat. I have replaced wood in transom but want to run this thing on the lake before I put money into it.

 

[explorerjim]

Its been a while getting this 14 ft. Boat back on water again . Got 9.5 evinrude motor ready to go. Have to put bunks on trailer and go to lake for first run . This boat is older than I am so I don't know what to expect

 

[roscoe]

Unless the boat has been thrown off a cliff, it should run pretty much like it did in 1956.

I spent many a days on the water in grand dads.
These boats were a little tippy for my liking, but they lasted forever.
It should scoot right along with the 9.5, if it is running well.

 

[jbcurt00]

Well now
I have managed to get registration on my boat. Next step register the trailer. Then get into building the boat. I have replaced wood in transom but want to run this thing on the lake before I put money into it.

Where you're located & how you got the paperwork sorted would be help info of those that come looking for answers.

 

[explorerjim]

Where you're located & how you got the paperwork sorted would be help info of those that come looking for answers.

I'm in Southern California. It took a few trips to DMV and I contacted alumacraft with a number stamped in a brace for the transom. They responded back and told me it was built in 1956. The dmv didn't implement the HIN until 1974 I believe. So thats why my boat had no numbers on it . That and the fact that the boat had been unused for a number of years. So the cf number was not in the computers at dmv either. End result DMV gave me a HIN I had to stamp on a tag and attach to the transom. And charged me a few bucks short of a hundred.

 

[explorerjim]

I'm in Southern California. It took a few trips to DMV and I contacted alumacraft with a number stamped in a brace for the transom. They responded back and told me it was built in 1956. The dmv didn't implement the HIN until 1974 I believe. So thats why my boat had no numbers on it . That and the fact that the boat had been unused for a number of years. So the cf number was not in the computers at dmv either. End result DMV gave me a HIN I had to stamp on a tag and attach to the transom. And charged me a few bucks short of a hundred.

Unless the boat has been thrown off a cliff, it should run pretty much like it did in 1956.

I spent many a days on the water in grand dads.
These boats were a little tippy for my liking, but they lasted forever.
It should scoot right along with the 9.5, if it is running well.

No cliff so far. Looking forward to first launch this week if all goes as planned . Probably going to take the 6 hp johnson and the 9.5 sportwin and give them both a spin around the lake . The Johnson is a long shaft and the 9.5 is a short shaft. Will be interesting .

 

[explorerjim]

I'm going to build a deck in this boat. Will I need to paint or put water sealer on the decking plywood. Before I carpet it ? And I will need to get carpet adheavsive to glue carpet down is that right ?

 

[roscoe]

Yes and yes