I spent some considerable time looking during my research into the mould/Hull numbers on Colvic Watsons when I was writing the History of the Colvic Watson Motor Sailer. As far as I know only a handful of boats have been built to this design - but lots of licences sold to dreamers! Inevitably mine is never likely to be built.īest bet to find out more about your boat is the builder (although they have now been absorbed into, I think, Beneteau) or the Owners Association.įinding and knowing your boats Mould/Hull number I think is very usefull, however do not confuse Mould/hull number dates with the 'launch' date. I have a set of plans for a Griffiths Riptide, bought in 1991 with a licence to build one boat sail No 65. Inevitably in this case they will give little clue to the actual date of build. They are also used as identifiers when a set of plans has been sold with a licence to build one boat. Use of consecutive sail numbers is also common on series production boats. Some used plates, some moulded numbers in, others (probably most) did nothing, but often you find a number on other bits like bulkheads, locker tops etc, put on in the factory for onvenience of identifying parts to specific boats. Prior to that individual builders did their own thing and many did not bother with any identification. However, there is no central record kept - only the builder's. Hull numbers have only been a requirement since 1998, and as Robin says is usually moulded into the transom.
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