Not sure if this should move to the technical forum or not.

I do not see a TRRD # at the back of the pontoons. They are all black with a slight recess. When I remove the port covers, I see filber glass, not foam.
I'm thinking early 80s... any insight from the Genius'

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Found it on the title...

1982 NACRA 5.8 TRRA0210M83E



Edited by geronimo_86 on Jul 17, 2013 - 11:38 AM.

the last 2 numbers are usually the year produced

so yours may be a 1983

my cheap and dirty nacra register

Santa Ann, California factory - solid glass hulls with visible seam along top of hulls and stringers visible through inspection ports, hull number on rear of right hull

1975 TRRA02130675 alphacat 18' sail#213 

1982 TRRA0123M82J 5.8
1983 TRRA0230M83D 5.8

TRRB - maybe 1 of the smaller alphacats or R36?

1976 TRRC00900276 5.2
1976 TRRC02870676 5.2
1980 TRRC1430M80C 5.2
1980 TRRC1549M806 5.2 matching sail number
1981 TRRC1906M81H 5.2 Florida $700
1982 TTRC2094M82A 5.2
1982 TRRC2158M82B 5.2 Japan
1982 TRRC2195M82C 5.2 
1982 TRRC2307M82E 5.2
1982 TRRC2321M82F 5.2 
1984 TRRC2435M84A 5.2

TRRD?

1979 TRRE0034M79l 18sq 17'
1980 TRRE0073V80G 18sq 17' forestay chainplates outside of hull
1982 TRRE0174M82G 18sq

TRRF?
TRRG?
TRRH?

1983 TRRJ0071M83E 5.0

1985 TRRK0001M85A 18sq? 18'

1984 TRRL0195M84G 5.7
1984 TRRL0227M84H 5.7

Move to Woodland hill, California factory - thicker foam sandwich hulls, no seams on outside or internal stringers visible through inspection ports - hull number under right rear beam?

1987 NACA2030A787 5.0
1988 NACA2180G788 5.0

1987 NACB3026I687 5.2 
1986 NACR3002J586 5.2 maybe that R should be B?
1990 NACB3080E090 5.2 Japan
1991 NACB3091K091 5.2 Japan

1986 NACC0351J586 5.7

1986 NACD0869K586 5.8
1987 NACD0979 A787 5.8
1989 NACD1186C989 5.8

2008 NACE00051708 SL16

NACF

1988 NACG0032F888 6.0
1994 NACG0235E394 6.0

1992 NACH0323F192 5.5sl
1993 NACH0424B393 5.5uni
1999 NACH0608C999 5.5uni

2004 NACI03026304 500

2003 NACM039711032 Inter 18

2001 NACR009F001 F17 carbon mast
2001 NACR0041E900
2002 NACR0131D02 F17 carbon mast
2002 NACR0132D202 F17 Inter 17 R
2005 NACR0152G405 Inter 17R

2001 NACT0292J001 Inter 20
2004 NACT0400C204 Inter20
2004 NACT0412I304 20
2005 NACT0392J105 20

2006 NACY0056F606 F18 Infusion
2007 NACY0077G607 F18 Infusion
2007 NACY0080G607 F18 Infusion

Geronimo,
Reading your post I get the impression you were looking for the number on the black transom. It's not there. It would be on the top of the hull, near the transom, at the top edge, parallel to the hull seam.

Looking at the picture you posted, it looks like something is covering up where you would find the number.

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Greetings Erice,
I just read through your register and want to offer some additional information. The foam core legacy boats (1985+) that were manufactured in U.S. did have visible seams. Nacra brand boats manufactured in other countries (i.e.- Australia) are a completely different animal. Hope that helps.

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mummp

Geronimo,
Reading your post I get the impression you were looking for the number on the black transom. It's not there. It would be on the top of the hull, near the transom, at the top edge, parallel to the hull seam.

Looking at the picture you posted, it looks like something is covering up where you would find the number.

Philip,

Is that black transom stock? Was it just a style thing? It doesn't appear to be black gelcoat. What years were done that way?

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mummp

Geronimo,
Reading your post I get the impression you were looking for the number on the black transom. It's not there. It would be on the top of the hull, near the transom, at the top edge, parallel to the hull seam.

Looking at the picture you posted, it looks like something is covering up where you would find the number.

Philip,

Is that black transom stock? Was it just a style thing? It doesn't appear to be black gelcoat. What years were done that way?

My 1988 nacra 18sq has the same black inset transomes.

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I believe it is the way all of the non foam core nacras are built.

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Nope, take that back, my 5.5 has transoms like that and it is a foam core. The foam core 5.0s do not look like that, though, IIRC.

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mummp

Geronimo,
Reading your post I get the impression you were looking for the number on the black transom. It's not there. It would be on the top of the hull, near the transom, at the top edge, parallel to the hull seam.

Looking at the picture you posted, it looks like something is covering up where you would find the number.

Philip,

Is that black transom stock? Was it just a style thing? It doesn't appear to be black gelcoat. What years were done that way?

Yes. No gelcoat, just painted. I've seen some of the newer legacy boats with gelcoat, but don't know if the factory or someone else did it. The mold halves did not have transoms. Don't get this confused with the newer design (500,570,580, etc.) which is a whole different boat. Easiest way to know is the new boats have the newer beams (D shaped) and smooth gelcoat transoms and newer rudder castings.

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mummp

Geronimo,
Reading your post I get the impression you were looking for the number on the black transom. It's not there. It would be on the top of the hull, near the transom, at the top edge, parallel to the hull seam.

Looking at the picture you posted, it looks like something is covering up where you would find the number.

I see a sticker on the right hull but it is so faded I can't tell...

Thanks everyone.

thanks mumpp, noted

shouldn't be a sticker, the TRRAxxxx number should have been moulded into the gelcoat on the top, outer corner of the hull just behind the rear beam

erice

thanks mumpp, noted

shouldn't be a sticker, the TRRAxxxx number should have been moulded into the gelcoat on the top, outer corner of the hull just behind the rear beam

Spot on Erice, although then they just carved the numbers in. The newer (let call them non-legacy boats) now have the VIN's on the rear starboard transom and they are actually stamped by a plate in the mold into the gel coat. I going to get some pictures of VIN's to Damon and he will set up something we can all add to.

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I believe it is the way all of the non foam core nacras are built.

All the 5.2's I've seen are built that way,(both the ones I had were) but not the 5.0 or 5.7's
Here is the end of my '84,(old style) 5.7.

The newer foam cored 5.0 ('88) has the identical transom, both have visible seams.

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the TRRAxxxx number should have been moulded into the gelcoat on the top, outer corner of the hull just behind the rear beam

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Spot on Erice, although then they just carved the numbers in.

That is exactly how the '88 5.0 is. I have heard that some of the 5.0's were done UNDERNEATH the beam, where it sits in the moulded hull depression.




Edited by Edchris177 on Jul 17, 2013 - 05:58 PM.

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This topic is a great example of "a picture is worth a thousand words (or posts)".

I've created a new album in the Beachcats Identification album for pictures of how each model beachcat displays it's Hull Identification Number (HIN).

http://thebeachcats.com/pictures/?g2_itemId=103242

Please, create a separate album for each model and upload pictures that include enough of the surrounding boat that someone unfamiliar with the boat could understand where the numbers are located. Multiple pictures if needed to make it clear or if the same model had different locations and styles over the years.

Thanks,

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Good idea, I'll get it together the next rainy day.
In the meantime, it turns out ERICE & Philip were both correct, re the early models. IT seems Nacra changed the method several times.
This boat is an early 5.2 that we broke the hull in half. The photo was taken when parting it out, originally to show the Hobie Rudders...which went to New Mexico I believe.
I you expand the photo fully, you can just make out the VIN, on top of the hull, between "grip strip" & transom. It was embossed during the original moulding, starts with TRR. Both the early 5.2 were like this, except the other one the VIN # was just below this photo, on the SIDE of the hull.
The year was 70 something, the last digit was either a 3 or an 8.
This also shows clearly Philips comment about the ends having no gelcote.




Edited by Edchris177 on Jul 18, 2013 - 07:14 AM.

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