Identifying a HobieCat without obvious serial number

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drmikeh

Post subject: Identifying a HobieCat without obvious serial number

Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:55 pm

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Hello,
I have read various posts and the FAQ about reading serial numbers. However I can't find anything engraved on my boat's transoms or pylons, apart from the same number that is written on the sail - 40138. Is there any way of identifying boats by the sail number? I think it's an original H14T rather than an H14 with a Turbo kit added. Judging by the styling I think it's of '80s vintage...
Thanks for your help

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MBounds

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Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 6:10 am

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That's a mid-80's sail number.

The 14T (as produced by Hobie Cat) was introduced in 1983.

However, you really can't tell unless you find the hull number on the boat.

For a while, they were engraving them vertically, right behind the rudder pin, so they're hard to see with the rudders on the boat.

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drmikeh

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Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 12:21 am

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Thanks, I will have another look under the rudders!

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