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'
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
-- Hobie 18 Magnum
Dart 15
Mystere 6.0XL Sold Was a handful solo
Nacra 5.7
Nacra 5.0
Bombardier Invitation (Now officially DEAD)
Various other Dock cluttering WaterCrap --
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.
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.
-- Hobie 18 Magnum
Dart 15
Mystere 6.0XL Sold Was a handful solo
Nacra 5.7
Nacra 5.0
Bombardier Invitation (Now officially DEAD)
Various other Dock cluttering WaterCrap --