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Josedutch
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Initially Posted - 06/02/2004 :  10:31:48  Show Profile
I am close to purchasing a Catalina 25. The person I am purchasing it from says that the boat is either a 1981 or a 1986 model. I was told that I could go online and look up the hull number to know for certain. I have browsed the catalina owners website and this site and have found nothing. Does anyone know where else I could go.
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 06/02/2004 :  11:02:27  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
My manufacturer's code is on the hull at the bottom of the rub rail on the starboard side of the transom. Mine is CTYK2790M82A That is an 82 with a sail number of 2790. These are usually scratched in with a scribe and very hard to see the first time you look for it.

There is a world of difference in an 81 and an 86, in similar condition the 86 is worth more money.
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Bill Holcomb
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Response Posted - 06/02/2004 :  11:09:32  Show Profile
The Hull Identification Number (HIN) is located just below the rubrail on the starboard side of the transome. If the boat is an '81, the HIN is etched into the hull with a small moto tool. It will be pretty faint. You may need to use a color crayon to make the etching readable. If the boat is an '86 it is possible that the HIN is embossed into the transom with a plate. The number is quite plainly visible if the embossing method was used.

Anyway, you should see a number that looks like "CTYK1234I181". Broken down, the number reads: CTYK (Catalina Yachts), 1234 (the production number and/or sail number - also found on the little plate on the inside of the transome below the tiller in the cockpit), I1 (the month the boat was produced), 81 is the year of manufacture. So look at the last two numbers of the HIN to determine year; but, remember that the model year for Catalina starts in August. So, a 1981 model year ran from August 1980 thru July 1981.

Of course, another place to find the HIN should be the title (if the boat is titled), and/or the Manufacturer's Statement of Origin (MSO). Your "ship's papers" should include one or the other of these to prove ownership.

Bill Holcomb - C25 Snickerdoodle #4839
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Josedutch
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Response Posted - 06/02/2004 :  11:38:12  Show Profile
Thanks for the reply.

I found this on a plate below the transom:
Model #: C-25
Serial #: 2250

It seems odd that the CTYK and the year of manufacture are left off. The serial number isn't going to do me much good without it.

The title actually says 81 because the guy this guy purchased it from said it was an 81. However, this guy says that others have told him that it is an 86. I don't think that the MSO exists anymore.

Any other thoughts?
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RichardG
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Response Posted - 06/02/2004 :  11:55:44  Show Profile
Jose:

I assume you found the plate on the "inside" of the transom (not the "outside"). Your hull # (what you called Serial #) is a lower number than mine (#2657), so I'd presume you have an '81 model. You could confirm further by checking for the whole HIN which is probably etched on the "outside" of the transom, starboard side, just below the rub rail.
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Bill Holcomb
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Response Posted - 06/02/2004 :  15:06:47  Show Profile
Richard is correct. The HIN is etched on the outside of the transom. The plate in the cockpit is for the production number (sometimes called the sail number since that's the number you'd put on your sails if racing).

With the number at 2250, I'd say that you are looking at an '81. In the owners directery of this website you'd see that hull number 2246 is an '81.

Bill Holcomb - C25 Snickerdoodle #4839
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