Montauk Aluminum S/N Plate Questions
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A Little Madness |
Posted on 10/21/10 - 4:42 AM
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I "had" an aluminum plate on the starboard stern (exterior) about 1" x 4" that had what I believe to be the Hull ID S/N. The rivets finally gave up the ghost and when cleaning the hull the other day it fell off ...on shore.
Is this the standard Montauk Hull ID plate?
Where can I order a replacement?
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Chris & Dale Schnell
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Tom W Clark |
Posted on 10/21/10 - 7:45 AM
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What you describe is the HIN plate or tag installed by the factory when the boat was made. You cannot just order a replacement but you can make a new easily or have a trophy shop make one for you.
The HIN tag is easily installed with four 1/8" pop-rivets.
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Joe Kriz |
Posted on 10/21/10 - 9:27 AM
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See this article on the left sidebar under "Latest Articles"....
http://www.whalercentral.com/articles...cle_id=103
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Posted on 10/21/10 - 10:07 AM
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Joe & Tom,
Thanks. I'll pursue at locally.
Chris & Dale Schnell
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Tom W Clark |
Posted on 10/21/10 - 10:25 AM
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Joe -- That is an excellent display of HIN tags in the article. One minor correction: the aluminum tags are ONE inch tall, not two inches tall.
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Joe Kriz |
Posted on 10/21/10 - 10:38 AM
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Good catch on my typo Tom.
The article has been corrected to reflect 4 inches long by 1 inch high.
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Posted on 10/21/10 - 2:09 PM
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Mine did the same. I had a piece of stanless in the approximate size so I bought a $5 stamp set at the local hardware store and made it my self. Mounted with screws and silicone it will never rot off again. It looks sharp as well. My .02
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