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Success! CHR36965A888 is of the standard HIN type called Current-Format 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.

CHR = Challenger Powerboats Inc (Out of Business)
36965 = Boat Serial Number
A8 = Manufactured January 1988
88 = Model year 1988

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The HIN or CIN you have entered meets the Current-Format 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 36965 and is set by the boat builder. This boat or vessel has a Certification Date of (1988) and a Model Year of 1988 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 CHR. This MIC (CHR) stands for the company name Challenger Powerboats Inc which is currently Out of Business. This boat manufacturer has other company names (CHR sometimes goes by these name(s) Challenger Offshore, Marine Holdings Inc, Christy Development Corp (oob, or Char Lee Craft Prod (oob)). This could happen if the US Coast Guard reissued the MIC to a new company after one went out of business.

This company (Challenger Powerboats Inc) is owned by Sean Minogue and is located at 300 Westlink Drive in Washington state of Mo. It manufactured this vessel and placed your HIN or CIN on the hull. This Boat maker is not owned by a parent company. Challenger Powerboats Inc has started making boats, yachts or other watercraft as of 1/12/2006 and went out of business on (5/6/2008) in the following country: USA.

The Model Name is CHECKMATE for this Challenger Powerboats Inc (CHR36965A888).
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The US Coast guard provides this comment about this watercraft manufacturer: (chr) Was Char Lee Craft Prods, Evansville, In; Oob 7/77 Also Previously Christy Development Corp Chris Cristy 909 Mariposa Circle St George Ut 84770 8016280665 Factory Was Washington Dam Rd Was Ut Type 21 Inbus 011089 Oob 100192 Xtreme Companies Acquired Assets Of Marine Holdings/challenger Offshore (rgd) 112806 (rdh): Company Name Changed From Challenger Offshore To Challenger Powerboat Inc. 5/6/2008 Oob Per Ppg..

UsedHINCHR36965A888
IsValidYes
IsValidMICYes
HINTypeCurrent
SerialNo36965
ModelNameCHECKMATE
Year1988
IsStateIssuedNo
CompanyChallenger Powerboats Inc
CompanyStatusOut of Business
CompanyAddressWashington Mo 300 Westlink Drive
Website

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We did a search and no U.S. Official Documentation Number for CHR36965A888 was found at the USCG.
We searched the Official Transport Canada database and CHR36965A888 did not have a match.

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