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Success! FLP38131M79B 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.

FLP = The Boat Locker (Out of Business)
38131 = Boat Serial Number
M = HIN format is Model-Year. Always has M at position nine (1972-1984)
79B = Production date September 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 38131 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 (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 FLP. This MIC (FLP) stands for the company name The Boat Locker which is currently Out of Business. This boat manufacturer has other company names (FLP sometimes goes by these name(s) Principle Marketers, Inc., Florida Marine Prods (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 (The Boat Locker) is owned by Scott Hardy and is located at 706 Howard Ave in Bridgeport state of Ct. It manufactured this vessel and placed your HIN or CIN on the hull. The Parent Company for this boat maker is PRINCIPLE MARKETERS, INC. () The Boat Locker has started making boats, yachts or other watercraft as of 6/29/2009 and went out of business on (8/7/2019) in the following country: USA.

The Model Name is uncertain for this The Boat Locker (FLP38131M79B). But we have approximations: SURFRIDER or 1979 Surfrider.

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The US Coast guard provides this comment about this watercraft manufacturer: Florida Marine Prods Of Sarasota, Fl Until '80 111414, Cm, Re-located To Above Address From 1543 Post Rd East, Westport, Ct, 06880. 080819, Ajk, As Noted Above And Confirmed By Poc, The Retail Store Is No Longer Importing Boats And Had No Plans To Ever Start Up Again And Has No Need To Keep The Flp Code - Placed Code Flp Into Out Of Boat Importing Business Status..

UsedHIN	FLP38131M79B
IsValid	Yes
IsValidMIC	Yes
HINType	ModelYear
SerialNo	38131
Year	1979
IsStateIssued	No
Company	The Boat Locker
CompanyStatus	Out of Business
CompanyAddress	Bridgeport Ct 706 Howard Ave
Website	Www.boatlocker.com

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We did a search and no U.S. Official Documentation Number for FLP38131M79B was found at the USCG.
We searched the Official Transport Canada database and FLP38131M79B did not have a match.

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There are 0 boat Recalls for your The Boat Locker vessel:

The Boat Locker Boat Recalls for your HIN and MIC: 0.