Interpreting a Haines Hunter HIN..can anyone help?

[jackamundi]

I have the following Haines Hunter HIN but want to confirm the build date... can anyone help?

AU-HHU60280J202

HH HIN.JPG

[rodneyk]

Hi Jackamundi i think its october 2002 but will check for sure what boat is it ????? that will also help me

[jackamundi]

Attachment 79984I am not sure what year but it is supposed to be a 600 Classic. I have attached a photo.

[jackamundi]

I have attached a photo but also meant to say its max HP is 175. Jackamundi

[rodneyk]

Sounds like 585seeker which was rebadged too 600 classic early 2000 no photo attached that i can see .
Do a google search on 585 seeker they won boat of the year 1998 from memory cheers rod

[jackamundi]

Rod

Thanks for that info. The photo I attached is on my first response to your reply...it is shiown as an attachment.

Hope you can open it and check it out.

Brad

[rodneyk]

Still cant open it says contact administrator

[sharkcat one]

Hi Jack,

It's easy to work out if you read it in reverse. Your number is AU-HHU60280J202.

so ---- 02 is the year in which the boat is ready for sale -- model year - 2002
----- 2 is the year the boat was made -- 2002
----- J stands for the month the boat was built -- October
---- 60280 is the builders id number , eg.- 280 will most likely stand for the build number
--- 60 is most likely the boat type , eg.- 6mtr vessel
--- HHU is the manufacturers code given to them from NSW Maritime Boat Code -- Haines Hunter
--- AU is the country the boat was built in -- Australia

Hope this helps
Scott

[jackamundi]

Thanks Scott...you are a legend. Also, thnaks to Rod previously. I had been led to beleiev the vessel was a 2004...but that did not seem to gel with the HIN.

jackamundi

[heoheo]

Hi Shark cat one,
I have just bought an old 213c and the HIN is not similar to your description, so wondering if you know how to decipher my code thanks?
AUWWA057149AL8
Cheers
H

[Noelm]

that looks more like a boat code number to me.

[heoheo]

will have to go home and check the boat, i have read the HIN number of the rego certificate.
Cheers,
H

[sharkcat one]

The way I have explained the HIN number is the current way manufacture's work out their HIN numbers.

But what happens in older boats is the HIN number gets lost and if your rego runs out or you alter your boat , you still need a HIN to rego your boat. So what happens is that they will give you one . So your number of AUWWA057149AL8 is broken up like this
--AU ---- Australia
--WWA-- Western Australia ( they cannot give you a haines number because their is no proof that it is what you say except your word )
--057 --- most likely be the hull lenght 5.7m
--149--- is the number of times a 5.7m boat has been rego'ed this way
-- A & L -- not to sure why their is two letters but "A" is for January and "L" is for December ( this is the time the rego was done or changed)
-- 8 -- is for 2008

The numbers - 057149 is only a serial number and maybe configured a different way

So this is not the build year , this is only the year that the boat was re-registed or altered.

So your boat was re-registered or altered in January/December 2008 in Western Australia

This is only an educated guess bassed on how HIN numbers are done .

Cheers
Scott.

[Noelm]

even NSW "boatcodes" start with AU-WWA, the AU bit might be right, but the WWA has bugger all to do with Western Australia, the number as I suspected is what the Maritime issue when a new rego is required and the boat was never boat coded, there is no referrence to size or anything else in it, they are issued on a simple numerical system, the last 3 numbers though (I think) are the dealer who did the code. The WWA might just as easily stand for Water Ways Authority?

[heoheo]

hmmm well I checked the hull and the plate "waterways" has HIN number as per above. So it sounds like the original HIN has been lost along the way and they have given it this number? So i reckon i have buckleys of workin out what year she was born. Oh well for insurance it will be an educated guess of 1984 otherwise they want a survey done if hull is over 30 years ago....