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Success! SKF28065M77J 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.

SKF = Sterling Kayaks (In Business)
28065 = Boat Serial Number
M = HIN format is Model-Year. Always has M at position nine (1972-1984)
77J = Production date May 1977

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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 28065 and is set by the boat builder. This boat or vessel has a Certification Date of (1977) and a Model Year of 1977 with month of build (May) based on the formatting of your hull_identification_number (HIN) .

The manufacturer identification code (MIC) of your craft identification number (CIN or HIN) is SKF. This MIC (SKF) stands for the company name Sterling Kayaks which is currently In Business. This boat manufacturer has other company names (SKF sometimes goes by these name(s) , Sterling's Kayaks & Fiberglass, South Texas B Oatbuilders (oo, or ). This could happen if the US Coast Guard reissued the MIC to a new company after one went out of business.

This company (Sterling Kayaks) is owned by Teshera Jim and is located at 5421 Guide Meridian Rd, Ste D   City: in Bellingham state of Wa. It manufactured this vessel and placed your HIN or CIN on the hull. This Boat maker is not owned by a parent company. Sterling Kayaks has started making boats, yachts or other watercraft as of 5/11/2005.

The Model Name is Safari 28 for this Sterling Kayaks (SKF28065M77J).
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The US Coast guard provides this comment about this watercraft manufacturer: 11/20/96 Mail Returned No Forwarding Address.

UsedHIN	SKF28065M77J
IsValid	Yes
IsValidMIC	Yes
HINType	ModelYear
SerialNo	28065
ModelName	Safari 28
Year	1977
IsStateIssued	No
Company	Sterling Kayaks
CompanyStatus	In Business
CompanyAddress	Bellingham Wa 5421 Guide Meridian Rd, Ste D   City:
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We did a search and no U.S. Official Documentation Number for SKF28065M77J was found at the USCG.
We searched the Official Transport Canada database and SKF28065M77J did not have a match.

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There are 0 boat Recalls for your Sterling Kayaks vessel:

Sterling Kayaks Boat Recalls for your HIN and MIC: 0.