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Post by zaphod on Mar 19, 2020 19:16:03 GMT
When I bought my boat the surveyor commented that my boat was french built, but the paperwork says it was US built, and the HIN on the paperwork also indicates it was built by Beneteau USA. But there is another hull number on the transom that starts with FRA, which I assume is why my surveyor said it was a french boat. So what is going on here? Could it be that the hull was laid up in France and then the boat was completed in the U.S.?  |
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Post by element on Mar 19, 2020 19:24:04 GMT
Sorry I cannot help you with your question. But I have a question for you, where exactly on the transom is your hull number? We have our 39i Performance since last October but I could not find our hull number yet  thanks |
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Post by Caxton on Mar 19, 2020 21:00:28 GMT
my 2007 French built 39i has the hull number on the Starboard side below the back cleat. FWIW mine is hull 71.
Caxton
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Post by zaphod on Mar 20, 2020 0:25:00 GMT
Mine is the same, the upper starboard corner of the transom.
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Post by zaphod on Mar 20, 2020 0:26:15 GMT
my 2007 French built 39i has the hull number on the Starboard side below the back cleat. FWIW mine is hull 71. Caxton Does your HIN look like the number on mine? Starting with FRA? |
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Post by NZL50505 on Mar 20, 2020 1:36:27 GMT
Do boats ever get ‘cut & shut’ like cars from wrecks? If so, maybe you’ve got the bow of one and the stern of another! Sorry - couldn’t resist!!! 😊
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Post by Caxton on Mar 20, 2020 4:01:28 GMT
Zaphod, Mine looks nothing like yours as I recall, I think mine just shows 071. I will send you a pic next time I am at the boat. I may have to sneak over there even though we are shelter in place here in San Francisco. The hull number is also found on the Certificate of Documentation IMO or other number. Also check out this thread: jeanneau.proboards.com/thread/1615/builders-plate-explanantionThe first three characters are a MIC (Manufacturer Identification Code) assigned by the Coast Guard to the manufacturer or the person importing the boat; characters four through eight are a serial number assigned by the manufacturer; the last four characters indicate the month and year the boat was built, and the model year. Prior to August 1, 1984, the manufacturer had the option of expressing this in the form of a model year designation. My number starts with IRI which is the manufacturer code for Jeanneau www.uscgboating.org/content/manufacturers-identification-result2.php the next 5 numbers are 14071 which my guess is 14 means SO39i? and 071 is the hull number. I607 means it is a 2007 model. Using the same logic on your mark you have IRI SB018 GO11 you have hull 018 and your boat was built in 2011. Best, Caxton Caxton |
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Post by element on Mar 20, 2020 6:11:07 GMT
Dear Caxton,
Thanks for the explanation of the code. According to the boat documents the number of our 39i from 2007 is FR-lRl-14135A707.
So 14 stands for 39i, I have hull nr 135 and the boat has been built in 2007 (wow, they have built a lot of 39i’s that year).
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Post by zaphod on Mar 20, 2020 16:01:05 GMT
What is confusing me is the 2 different numbers.
The number in the box
FR-SPBSB018G011
From what I can tell the FR is country of origin, France, but then the SPB should be the Manufacturer Identification Code, but everywhere I look SPB comes up as Sea Pro Boats, which doesnt make any sense because they are a small powerboat manufacturer.
The number that is stamped above the boxed number is the one that is used on the documentation
IRISB018G011
IRI is the manufacturer. That comes up on the USCG as Jeanneau America, but elsewhere it just comes up as Jeanneau
So is the first number a european hull number, and the second one, that looks like it was added on above the boxed in number a North American number?
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Post by Caxton on Mar 20, 2020 16:36:08 GMT
I think you are correct.
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Post by zaphod on Mar 20, 2020 18:04:36 GMT
So that would mean that my boat was built in France rather than in the USA! I am told that is a good thing as the French built boats are built better than US built boats. I don't know if that is true, but so far I am impressed with the fit and finish on my boat. |
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Post by MartyB on Mar 21, 2020 2:08:24 GMT
Cant help you with the two numbers. But my 85 Arcadia 3 owners before Group Beneteau, has the IRI number on the hull. I do not believe my numbers mean the same as your 39i, as I have heard read that things became more auto like in nature/meaning etc.
Marty
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Post by johannes on Mar 21, 2020 6:05:52 GMT
Could it be that Sea Pro Boats was the manufacturer of the GRP parts which were then assembled by Jeanneau America? Both Sea Pro and Jeanneu’s plants seem to be in South Carolina.
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Post by zaphod on Mar 21, 2020 16:36:33 GMT
Could it be that Sea Pro Boats was the manufacturer of the GRP parts which were then assembled by Jeanneau America? Both Sea Pro and Jeanneu’s plants seem to be in South Carolina. I suppose it is possible although I cannot find any evidence of a relationship between the 2 companies. I suppose they could have sub contracted the hull layup, but I doubt they would have the tooling for the injection molded decks. That still doesn't explain the FR at the beginning of the number. |
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Post by Caxton on Mar 21, 2020 17:29:43 GMT
My Certificate of Documentation shows where my 2007 39i was manufactured.
Place Built: Les Herbiers France
Caxton
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Post by johnny666 on Feb 26, 2021 8:10:45 GMT
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Post by sailingabe41ds on Feb 26, 2021 9:17:21 GMT
According to the above site a new rule was created that you added 2 characters in the beginning identifying the country of construction . I looks like your hull number is a hybrid where they should have put IRI on the second line after FR. FR-IRISPBSBO18G011 Abe |
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