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Thanks Joe. I'm becoming a bigger Whaler fan each day as I read and learn more about them!
I double checked the stencil. It is clearly 2A9394.
As for the HIN number I will contact Boston Whaler when I get a chance. There is no embossed HIN number in the hull near the hand holds. The previous owner told me there was some confusion about the HIN when he went to get the Ohio registration, and they ended up making a metal tag with the HIN which is attached to the transom. I don't recall whether he got the correct number from BW or whether Ohio Watercraft assigned a number.