Vin history lookup

[machzrcr]

Anyone have a subscription to a boatfax?

 

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[Bozeman Bob]

I would guess there is a miniscule amount of boats that go through boatfax. Is there something your looking at the raises a eyebrow ?

[machzrcr]

Ya a boat I looked at today claims to be a full freshwater boat. But I see some things that are pretty Rusty that you ussualy don't see on freshwater rigs. So was just trying to see if I could track down the history of the boat! I may just pay for the lookup but figured I'd ask here first!

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[machzrcr]

So basically I just need to know where it has been registered in the past!

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[Bozeman Bob]

I could be wrong but once a boat is registered the numbers stay with it forever. So if you bought a Fla boat the FL numbers will always be the first 2 letters and they don't change with change of ownership. If it was documented that easy to trace through the USCG.  Now if the guy lived in a state with fresh water and a ocean bordering it ,like NY, that will require a lot more looking into. Outboards or inboards/closed cooling system/ fighting chair plate/ outriggers/ any links to it ? What make boat is it ? some lower quality ones used cheap hardware to begin with. Any residue of salt on the blocks or anywhere else where it could stand and not be washed away?

[rolmops]

Usually the trailer has more visible evidence of salt water than the boat. The u-bolts will rust bad if they hit salt water.