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Reading HIN numbers *PIC*
By:Reg Lake
Date: 6/6/2011, 10:51 pm
In Response To: Re: Material: fiberglass improvements (Mike honaker)

: the cockpit is teardrop shaped how did you find out who made it? i
: tried a google on the numbers and got nothing

Hi Mike, I Googled HIN numbers and this site was best.

http://www.boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/hin.html

Then you can dig deeper into the site and get the builders letters translated.

I happen to get my initials in all the Reflection kayaks built by Sterlings Kayaks.

Best,

Reg

Messages In This Thread

Material: fiberglass improvements
Mike Honaker -- 6/4/2011, 9:10 am
Re: Material: fiberglass improvements
Bill Hamm -- 6/4/2011, 1:43 pm
Re: Material: fiberglass improvements
Thomas Duncan -- 6/4/2011, 2:05 pm
Re: Material: fiberglass improvements
Thomas Duncan -- 6/4/2011, 2:14 pm
Re: Material: fiberglass improvements
Mike Bielski -- 6/4/2011, 3:04 pm
Re: Material: fiberglass improvements
Reg Lake -- 6/4/2011, 8:04 pm
Re: Material: fiberglass improvements
Scott Baxter -- 6/5/2011, 5:42 pm
Re: Material: fiberglass improvements
Mike honaker -- 6/6/2011, 10:23 pm
Reading HIN numbers *PIC*
Reg Lake -- 6/6/2011, 10:51 pm
Re: Material: fiberglass improvements
Jay Babina -- 6/6/2011, 7:31 am
Re: Material: fiberglass improvements
Mike honaker -- 6/6/2011, 10:17 pm