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Boat-building data for AI hull and build identifiers

Coast Guard guidance emphasizes accurate hull identification and manufacturer-code verification.

By Fiund · Updated 2026-11-05

NAICS 336612 · Boat Building

Coast Guard guidance emphasizes accurate hull identification and manufacturer-code verification. An original boat-builder task can test whether the same fictional hull is supported across a build register and source views. Coast Guard identifier context

Draw a self-authored paper hull and use neutral exercise labels rather than real registration numbers. Supply a build card and two photographs. Ask which view establishes the selected hull's identifier. Include one unreadable character, a clear later view linked to that hull and a model-family brochure. The key should retain uncertainty until the linked clear view resolves it.

Annotate hull, build record, view, visible character, confidence gap and cross-reference. Hold out a new label position for evaluation. Score a brochure treated as hull identity, unclear characters guessed and a different hull's clear view substituted independently. Include a completely supported example with a cited marker and matching build field.

Use original props and invented records without copying actual identifiers. Customer ownership histories, licensed designs, supplier content and personal information require permission and review. Define the identifier-extraction task and checked key in the licensing brief. Confirm buyer scope before commercial files or capture are prepared. This task makes no registration, construction-compliance or seaworthiness determination.

Discuss this original manufacturing sample with Fiund

Original Fiund exercise

Do not merge two views without a stable hull key

Original paper hulls use neutral mock identifiers deliberately unlike actual registrations.

Fictional records supplied to the evaluator
RecordSourceWhat it records
1Build ledgerH17 and H71 are separate hull props of the same style.
2Bow imageReadable H17 identifier.
3Stern imageIdentifier partly hidden as H?7; folder says H71.

Question for the model

Can the stern view be labeled as a confirmed second view of H17?

Show the reference answer and checks

No. Record 2 confirms H17 for the bow, but record 3 supplies a partial mark and a conflicting folder suggestion. Record 1 establishes multiple similar hulls. Keep the stern identity unresolved and request a clearer mark or valid capture manifest.

  • Grouping by matching silhouette
  • Using folder labels as physical identifier proof

Fields to preserve

visible_identifier
Records readable characters only
capture_view
Distinguishes bow and stern evidence
identity_join_status
Prevents merging uncertain images

Test another case

Add a capture manifest linking both views to H17 and retain the folder conflict as metadata.

No actual vessel registration, locations, customer data, seaworthiness or build plans.

Download this fictional example and answer key (JSON)

Discuss a contribution

Describe the sources you control, the task they could support and what has already been checked. Use the existing-data assessment for an archive or the collection brief for a new recording project. The contributor agreement defines Fiund’s licensing authority and compensation. A guide or fictional exercise does not establish an accepted collection or a sale.

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