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Success! ASF79156M79F is of the standard HIN type called Model-Year HIN. If you are buying this boat/craft then you should get the Boat-Alert History for 19.99$ from this certified boat history report provider.

ASF = Apprentice Shop (the) (In Business)
79156 = Boat Serial Number
M = HIN format is Model-Year. Always has M at position nine (1972-1984)
79F = Production date January 1979

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The HIN or CIN you have entered meets the Model-Year HIN format. It might also be a type that contains the country code and thus the boat comes from USA or Other . The serial number of the HIN is 79156 and is set by the boat builder. This boat or vessel has a Certification Date of (1979) and a Model Year of 1979 with month of build (January) based on the formatting of your hull_identification_number (HIN) .

The manufacturer identification code (MIC) of your craft identification number (CIN or HIN) is ASF. This MIC (ASF) stands for the company name Apprentice Shop (the) which is currently In Business. This boat manufacturer has other company names (ASF sometimes goes by these name(s) Atlantic Challenge Foundation, Apprenticeship Of Nobleboro, , or ). This could happen if the US Coast Guard reissued the MIC to a new company after one went out of business.

This company (Apprentice Shop (the)) is owned by Kevin Carney and is located at 643 Main Street in Rockland state of Me. It manufactured this vessel and placed your HIN or CIN on the hull. This Boat maker is not owned by a parent company. Apprentice Shop (the) has started making boats, yachts or other watercraft as of 3/4/1993.

The Model Name is uncertain for this Apprentice Shop (the) (ASF79156M79F). But we have approximations: .

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The US Coast guard provides this comment about this watercraft manufacturer: Mail Returned No Forwarding Address. Mikegentile-rni-email-020807-mfg Pkg Mailed-020813-company Name:apprentice Shop (the) And Business Status, Poc, Change Address,& Phone#: Po Box 215;nobleboro, Me 04555-;(207) 236-4267 Lance Lee:murrell..

UsedHINASF79156M79F
IsValidYes
IsValidMICYes
HINTypeModelYear
SerialNo79156
Year1979
IsStateIssuedNo
CompanyApprentice Shop (the)
CompanyStatusIn Business
CompanyAddressRockland Me 643 Main Street
WebsiteWww.apprenticeshop.org

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We did a search and no U.S. Official Documentation Number for ASF79156M79F was found at the USCG.
We searched the Official Transport Canada database and ASF79156M79F did not have a match.

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