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Success! ZGR8N0060478 is of the standard HIN type called Straight-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.

ZGR = Grew Boats (In Business)
8N006 = Boat Serial Number
04 = Month of Manufacture April
78 = Production Year 1978

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The HIN or CIN you have entered meets the Straight-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 8N006 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 (April) based on the formatting of your hull_identification_number (HIN) .

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

This company (Grew Boats) is owned by and is located at Rr #4 in Owen Sound state of On. It manufactured this vessel and placed your HIN or CIN on the hull. This Boat maker is not owned by a parent company. Grew Boats has started making boats, yachts or other watercraft as of 12/12/1975.

The Model Name is CATALINA 1978 for this Grew Boats (ZGR8N0060478).
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The US Coast guard provides this comment about this watercraft manufacturer: Oob 971209 Per Bsc Ret 050316 Not Oob Found On Web Was Box 760 Main St Penetanguishene, On L0k 1p0 See Also (qgr).

UsedHINZGR8N0060478
IsValidYes
IsValidMICYes
HINTypeStraightYear
SerialNo8N006
ModelNameCATALINA 1978
Year1978
IsStateIssuedNo
CompanyGrew Boats
CompanyStatusIn Business
CompanyAddressOwen Sound On Rr #4
WebsiteWww.grew.com/

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We did a search and no U.S. Official Documentation Number for ZGR8N0060478 was found at the USCG.
We searched the Official Transport Canada database and ZGR8N0060478 did not have a match.

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