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  1. 1 Boat Serial Numbers
    1. 1.1 Location on boat
      1. 1.1.1 Traditional
      2. 1.1.2 Advantage
    2. 1.2 Decoding

Boat Serial Numbers

Location on boat

Traditional

  1. Starboard side of the Stern Deck near the drain plug
  2. The four digit hull number may be stamped on a piece of Aluminium on the upright under the inspection port near the splash board
  3. The four digit hull number may be stamped on the lock plates of the rigger

Advantage

  1. Starboard side of the Stern Deck near the drain plug
  2. Written under the seat deck forward of the rope handle.  The numbers are written backwards so if a mirror is placed in the inspection port near the splash board the numbers will read correctly.

Decoding

Van Dusen boats use the standard Coast Guard Number.

They are in the format: CIG#####X###
  • CIG is the Manufacturer ID code
  • The first 2 numbers after that is the kind of boat
    • Advantage Hull
      • 16000 - Heavyweight Single
      • 20000 - Flyweight Single
      • 14000 - Lightweight Single
      • 18000 - Heavyweight Double
      • 17000 - Lightweight Double
    • Traditional Hull
      • 01000 - Midweight Single
      • 02000 - Heavyweight Single
      • 03000 - Double
      • 04000 - Lightweight Single
  • The next 3 numbers are sequential from the first boat made (i.e. 001)
  • The next letter is the month is was made
    • A - January
    • B - February
    • C - March
    • D - April
    • E - May
    • F - June
    • G - July
    • H - August
    • I - September
    • J - October
    • K - November
    • L - December
  • The next numbers is the year of the decade it was made. so a 5 could be 1975, 1985, 1995, or 2005
  • The last 2 numbers are the model year
An example: CIG14055E989 is the 55th Lightweight Single Advantage made. Manufactured May of 1989.