1982 Californian hin# help

[FrankT72]

Hello, I've exhausted my research capabilities and come here with high hopes.
I have a 1982 wellcraft californian 34lrc.
The hin # is : WEL 74420 48 34C L-1982
As such I could reveal by sanding paint.

I am trying to register the vessel in TN but the state doesn't recognize the hin#, having too many characters.

Has anyone had experience with this style of hin#
and can help me decipher it?

Thanks,

 

[CharlieO.]

Submit it without the L 1982

 

[Fleming]

I suspect the HIN is WEL ?74420482 with the number before the 7 being illegible. This shows what the post '72 and pre '84 hin should look like. https://www.usps.org/national/safety/HIN/HIN.pdf

Has the boat ever been documented? If there is a documentation number on a plaque in the vessel you can use that number to look it up in the USCG database and they usually have the HIN number listed with it.

 

[FrankT72]

Thank you both for the quick responses.

It makes more sense now. The missing # after WEL and a 2 after the 8 make it a valid hin. I plugged variations in an online decoder.

I just submitted the photo to the state along with that explanation. Most likely they will reissue a #.

The vessel has never been documented and the hin doesn't appear on any documents I possess.

Much obliged!

 

[FrankT72]

Adding a photo of the boat because, hey, we all like to look at boats!

 

[SIBERNUT]

Nice! Don't spose you want a mast ?

 

[FrankT72]

A mast would be fantastic but I'm afraid I wouldn't fit under the shed. The Bimini just barrly clears when backing in.

Thanks for the offer though. Any chance you've got an extra hardtop for the cockpit lying around?

 

[FrankT72]

In conclusion, the state was never satisfied with the lack of verifiable hin. I was issued a new hull id number, in sticker form, that I affixed to the transom.