[Rhodes22-list] Hull numbers

Graham Stewart gstewart8 at cogeco.ca
Mon Jul 8 13:01:33 EDT 2013


Very Interesting. Turns out that my boat was built in 1976 rather than 1974 as I had thought. I guess that the sail number of 244 means nothing. 

Graham 

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From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Charles Nieman
Sent: July-08-13 11:27 AM
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Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Hull numbers

The attached is on the Rhodes22.org web site under documents; might answer lots of questions going around.........just saying
 

> Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2013 22:01:46 -0400
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> From: mtroy at atlanticbb.net
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Hull numbers
> 
> Odd. I wonder if your boat was renumbered by someone in Ohio at 
> sometime, perhaps because they didn't have clear title or because the 
> original numbers had been damaged or the plate was missing or perhaps 
> it was before such numbers were required.
> 
> This is a link to a photo in the list archives for what the usual R22 
> numbers look like and where they are located:
> http://www.rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/attch/200306/15/HullNu
> mber1-0001.jpg
> 
> Our numbers (General Boats built R22 - 1991) are in the same spot but 
> because Fretless was repainted, the plate is white.
> 
> Not all Rhodes 22s have a number beginning with GBX. Evidently some of 
> the early ones had something else. Stan used a series of builders to 
> build the early R22s but I don't know exactly when he started building 
> them himself or how that ties in to hull numbers.
> 
> There was also an issue at one point of a builder building a knock off 
> of the R22 and selling it under a different name until a lawsuit from 
> GB forced them to stop so those boats would look like R22s but have a 
> completely different hull number so it's possible that your boat was 
> one of those and later renumbered.
> 
> Best,
> Mary Lou
> 1991 R22 Fretless
> Rock Hall, MD
> 
> 
> 
> At 04:17 PM 7/7/2013, you wrote:
> >Earlier this week there was a discussion on hull numbers Is there any 
> >place on the hull where the number is stamped like the VIN on a car? 
> >My boat has a plate on the stern with an Ohio “homemade” HIN # 
> >Any help or advice will be appreciated Dave no name Bay Shore NY 
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> Mary Lou Troy
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> Communications, Fretless Productions Rock Hall, MD
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