they are all like that ! I could not believe it, and still can't as of today... apparently it's made that way, so if they have a boat made, let's say in 2010, but only sells in... 2012, they then put a 2012 serial number....

If only we could do that on left over new vehicules !!! LOL!!!

The first one i came across like that, i was considering buying and walked away cause i felt it was "shady" since every boat i seen to that point had them molded into the glass....the second one i saw like that was just out of repair and happened to have some glass work on the back corner so i figured it may have been done like that during repair...then the 3rd one i came across it just seemed weird that 3 in a row were like that so i figured they must be doing it at the factory. Still kinda weird since i thought the Coasties require it molded in but im probably wrong on that since they have been doing it for a while...

i detailed about 300 of them back in the day they were all that way, skater still is, as well as mti...

Fountain has always hand engraved their HIN numbers in the back of the transom. Looks like a little kid did it or something and I was skeptical on my first one but I know it's normal and "their signature" now.