Originally Posted by Cheshirecatman
Originally Posted by andrewscott


"Darts have no Hull Identification Number (HIN), none of them.



Open the inspection ports and look for the numbers written on the inside of the hulls in marker pen!!! These should be traceable.



The Dart 18 in question DOES have numbers hand written on the inside of the hull and the officer was shown these numbers and they matched what was on the Bill of Sale. However, Dart only hand writes a 4 digit number. Since 1972 all boats registered in the US have to have a long specific sequence of numbers etched onto the outside. The 4 digit scribble didn't appease him.

Dart folks from NE U.S., do any of you have hull numbers? How did they ever get Darts into the USA? Smuggled in across the Canadian border? Filled with illegal Canadians?