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Hull number is the number given to a ship when it is built. A lower number implies an older ship. Italian ship-rigged vessel Amerigo Vespucci in New York Harbor, 1976 A ship is a large, sea-going watercraft, sometimes with multiple decks. ...


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PDRacer - Rules (2159 words)
The hull panel is 8' long, 18" high (suggested height, minimum required is 10" high), the station marks are 12" apart, from left to right (stern to bow) they are: 6", 2-5/8", 5/8", 0", 0", 1", 2-3/8", 4-3/8", the last point is 6" from the end, it is 6" up from the base line.
No two boats can have the same number at the same time, and the spirit of the hull number is to stay with a hull till the next major rebuild, so if you own 2 PDs, you should have a hull number for each one.
The hull number is also sort of a status symbol - the lower it is, the earlier in history that you have had the guts to cut plywood.
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