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Success! CHEF3908M78B 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.

CHE = Chesapeake Boats Inc (In Business)
F3908 = Boat Serial Number
M = HIN format is Model-Year. Always has M at position nine (1972-1984)
78B = Production date September 1978

HIN Decoder Details for CHEF3908M78B:

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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 F3908 and is set by the boat builder. This boat or vessel has a Certification Date of (1978) and a Model Year of 1978 with month of build (September) based on the formatting of your hull_identification_number (HIN) .

The manufacturer identification code (MIC) of your craft identification number (CIN or HIN) is CHE. This MIC (CHE) stands for the company name Chesapeake Boats Inc which is currently In Business. This boat manufacturer has other company names (CHE sometimes goes by these name(s) Challenger Boat Inc (oob), Challenger Enterprises (oob), , or ). This could happen if the US Coast Guard reissued the MIC to a new company after one went out of business.

This company (Chesapeake Boats Inc) is owned by David Mason and is located at 5030 Crisfield Highway in Crisfield state of Md. It manufactured this vessel and placed your HIN or CIN on the hull. This Boat maker is not owned by a parent company. Chesapeake Boats Inc has started making boats, yachts or other watercraft as of 7/17/2003.

The Model Name is uncertain for this Chesapeake Boats Inc (CHEF3908M78B). But we have approximations: CHALLENGE or CHALLENGER 1978 or xc.

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The US Coast guard provides this comment about this watercraft manufacturer: Challenger Boat Inc Aka Challenger Enterprises; Mathew Goldie 8949 Rose Ave Montclair Ca 91763 (714) 626-2867 Oob 11/21/1983. 030717:via Rsparinco-rni Via Pdeikenberry-undtd Ltr& 030717 Faxed (same Ltr) . 5/4/10 Building Three Passenger "t" Boats. Tta.

UsedHINCHEF3908M78B
IsValidYes
IsValidMICYes
HINTypeModelYear
SerialNoF3908
Year1978
IsStateIssuedNo
CompanyChesapeake Boats Inc
CompanyStatusIn Business
CompanyAddressCrisfield Md 5030 Crisfield Highway
WebsiteHttp://www.chesapeakeboats.com/

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We did a search and no U.S. Official Documentation Number for CHEF3908M78B was found at the USCG.
We searched the Official Transport Canada database and CHEF3908M78B did not have a match.

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