We go behind the scenes at sportsman's 2019 model year photoshoot (in beautiful miami) to discuss the new upgrades and changes with victor gonzalez.. I bought a boat on july 3, 2012 and it was built in april 2012. the last 4 numbers of the vin are d213. it was apparently a left over 2012 and the manufacturer claims it is a 2013 and that they determine the model year and not the coast guard.. 2019 yamaha waverunner model year changes detailed the new yamaha waverunner fx series is catching most of the spotlight but there also are changes for the rest of the waverunner fleet while the big news is the new generation yamaha fx series waverunner, the pwc maker for now remains relatively tight-lipped about changes to the rest of the 2019.
In 2009 the uscg ruled that the model year would be enforced as written. the model year must begin august 1, and end july 31. if the boat is a 2000 model year it shouldn’t say 1997 or if a boat is a 1997 model year it should not have a model year of 2000. if it was built between august 1 of 2000, and july 31 of 2001, then it is a 2001 model. The third and fourth last characters (usually numbers) will tell you the model year. i believe july (g) is the cutoff for model years. so, if the last four characters are "h920", the boat was built in august (h) of 2019, and is considered a 2020 model year boat.. Should coast guard regulations change the definition of “model year” in 33 cfr 181.3 as proposed in the february 17, 1997 snprm to mean “the calendar year (january 1 through december 31) of, or the calendar year following (1) the boat's date of manufacture; or (2) if the boat is required to be certified, its date of certification”?.
Boat Model Year Change