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I have finally been able to recover the HIN on my Dickerson Ketch. It had been covered over during a repaint and was unreadable. The Number is DCC001000373. I am not 100% certain the third character is “C” since I was not able to completely able to make it visible. The Coast Guard Database of manufacturer codes does not show Dickerson as a manufacturer which surprised me. My boat has a 3-73 construction date. Can anyone tell me where my hull is in relation to the fiberglass Dickerson series. I suspect it was one of the first given the date of manufacture. Also please verify the third character is “C”.
Excellent detective work (and paint scraping). We’ve talked about HINs in this forum before, but for everyone’s review, here is an excellent article that discusses the numbers, the location and the different formats:
http://boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/hin.htm
Your boat appears to be the “inaugural attempt” at numbering by Dickerson as construction would have started in Oct/Nov 1972, as the HIN requirement was put in place. According to our Association records, all boats produced after yours (the next was “True North”, a D36 finished in April 1974) have HIN’s starting with “DBB”. DBB is recognized by the USCG as Dickerson Boatbuilders. Those numbers are located on the transom as directed in the reference article. Only one boat older than yours has an HIN and it begins with “FLZ” — could just be a “one-off” or later added by an owner because the USCG documentation form asked for one.
As for the production sequence number (“100” as shown in your HIN), my guess is that “Severance” is closer to 190 as we fit it into the over all records. She is about the 10th Dickerson built with fiberglass.
We use HINs as one source of data to track the history of all Dickerson and compile that information in the “Dickerson Owners Association Directory” that is annually provided to all Association members. In that regard, we would appreciate information on all boats and owners to keep our database accurate. That information can be sent to me via private email.
Hello Native Floridian,
I also have a 36 dickerson a 74 though, and also live in Florida. Melbourne to be exact. What part of the state are you in? I think we have a similar boat that is laid out differently. If you would like to get it touch with me my email is shane9973@yahoo.com. if you are near by maybe we could meet on the ICW.
Shane
Hi, I am surveying a Dickerson 50 in the UK and need to value her but cannot find any information to assist, would any one have some idea as to approximate value
I also am very interested in the history of the Dickerson 50. We have been looking for the “second fifty” for some time. We heard there was one on the west coast, then we heard there was one in Europe. Opinions keep changing about whether “Volantis” is the only Dickerson 50. Now seems she is not. It would be helpful to know when your Dickerson was built, and where was the hull made, and where it was finished. By the way, I think this boat is not only the most beautiful Dickerson. It may be the best sailboat ever made.
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