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Paul,

The number 3A1962 identifies your boat as a 1970 model. In 1970 there were no Hull Identification Numbers, the stenciled number was it.

It is not uncommon for information on registrations and titles to be in error. It might be as simple as a typographical error from years ago or it might be that the boat was not sold until 1972 and the registration paperwork was filled out as if it were a current model.

You can contact Boston Whaler customer service and they may be able to look up that hull number and tell you more precisely when the boat was built and to what dealer it was shipped.