Re: [Cal_Boats] Cal 28 on the grid
Boats built prior to 01NOV 1972 do not have a factory issued HIN. The
CALs built prior to that date (1972 and earlier models) will have a HULL
# that is marked on the INSIDE of the transom near the starboard side.
This will be marked in black ink on a small label that is covered by a
thin layer of glass cloth. The Hull# is also often marked on small
components like the drawers in the galley.
Since 1989 many states have required HINs on ALL boats and if the boat
was built prior to the 01NOV1973 date when the USCG required the HIN, the
state will usually assign an HIN to the boat. These State-issued HINs
will start with the state registration abbreviation followed by a "Z" and
then have 9 more digits. This HIN may or may not indicate the original
model year of the boat depending on the State. These state-issued HINs
are supposed to be marked on the hull by the owner just as the
manufacturer's HIN, that is on the transom within 2" of the top and near
the starboard edge, or on the starboard side within 2" of the rubrail,
near the stern.
But anyway, you will not find a CAL Hull I.D. Number on a boat built
prior to the 1973 model year and your CAL 28-1 was out of production long
before that requirement. So you can give up looking for a "CAB" number,
however..you should find out whether your boat has a state-issued HIN (it
should be on the Bill-of-sale and/or Title) and be sure that it is
permanently marked in the correct spot.
Rod Johnson,
"SUNBIRD"
1979 O'DAY DS II
(XDY10201M79E-D)
and Former co-owner of "NODROG"
1970 CAL 21 #285
On Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:25:22 -0000 "cal_28vi" <ca… [at] yahoo.com>
writes:
Hi all,
Just joined and wanted to share some pics -- I have a blogspot here if
you want to check it out on the tidal grid...
My question is whether I should keep looking for a hull I.D. number -- I
can't find one, and maybe it doesn't have one.
I have not seen another boat like this with a hole in the transom rather
than the bottom of the lazarette for an outboard. Mine has a large
rectangular hole, suitably reinforced, for the outboard to hang out the
back of the boat.
In my limited research, I have discovered that some of the Cals were
build in Vancouver, Canada for a short time by a company which eventually
build the "Crown" make. Maybe this is a modification they made?
Anyway, I will run the boat like this for a while, but my gut says to
close up the giant hole in the transom and put the outboard on a bracket.
Cheers,
Todd
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