Boat number, etc.

Does anyone how to find the hull number of a Cal boat? And where can I find out how many Cal 35 MK III were made? My research has turned up nothing. Thanks very much. Phileta '81 Cal 35 MK III

--- In Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com, Phileta Riley <philetariley@...> wrote: > > Does anyone how to find the hull number of a Cal boat? And where can I find > out how many Cal 35 MK III were made? My research has turned up nothing. > > Thanks very much. > Phileta > '81 Cal 35 MK III > Phileta, Don't know about your 35, but in my Cal 2-29 it is carved on a board that is mounted in the port-side cockpit locker. Fred '76 Cal 2-29

I would think by 1981 the hull ID was cast on the transom as part of the hull ID "VIN" number. Cal boats only had a few more years after 1981... From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of fctimcoe Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 6:07 PM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: [Cal_Boats] Re: Boat number, etc. --- In Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com<mailto:Cal_Boats%40yahoogroups.com>, Phileta Riley <philetariley@...> wrote: > > Does anyone how to find the hull number of a Cal boat? And where can I find > out how many Cal 35 MK III were made? My research has turned up nothing. > > Thanks very much. > Phileta > '81 Cal 35 MK III > Phileta, Don't know about your 35, but in my Cal 2-29 it is carved on a board that is mounted in the port-side cockpit locker. Fred '76 Cal 2-29

For boats of your vintage (post 1972) the hull number should be part of the Hull Identification Number (HIN) stamped into the starboard exterior stern of your boat. If you find that, read and send along, then we can interpret what the hull number is. We go through the variations on the HIN every year or so on the list. If the boat is older, then the starboard interior stern is the spot (as described below). Might be painted over. Also, drawers and various parts might have the hull number written on the bottom (or some hidden place). This is how they tracked parts during production. I doubt there are more than 100 of the 35s, but I could be wrong. As of 1982-83, they were in the 80s. Cheers Charlie From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of fctimcoe Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 9:07 PM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: [Cal_Boats] Re: Boat number, etc. --- In Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com, Phileta Riley <philetariley@...> wrote: > > Does anyone how to find the hull number of a Cal boat? And where can > I find out how many Cal 35 MK III were made? My research has turned up nothing. > > Thanks very much. > Phileta > '81 Cal 35 MK III > Phileta, Don't know about your 35, but in my Cal 2-29 it is carved on a board that is mounted in the port-side cockpit locker. Fred '76 Cal 2-29 ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links

Husar, Charlie [USA] wrote: > > > Also, drawers and various parts might have the hull number written on > the bottom (or some hidden place). This is how they tracked parts > during production. > Bear in mind that boat builders were not always fastidious about this. My other boat is hull #13 of her kind (hence the name applied by the original owner, /Baker's Dozen/). But when you examine drawer undersides and such, you find "12" or "14" here and there. Luckily for me, that boat came with a handsome bronze builder's plate that lists the company (Seafarer), the yard that built her and their location, (Werf Gusto in Schiedam, Netherlands), the designer (Tripp Sr.), and the year. My Cal 20 has the little oval unpainted spot on the starboard inside of the transom bearing her hull number. It's so inaccessible that it was never painted over. Chris Campbell