Hello!    I have a am in the process of purchasing a Westsail 32 from a marina here in Virginia.   I am wondering if there is a way to find out more about the boat ( such as if it was a kit boat or not) by using the serial number.   The serial number for our boat is 

hSSK06330876

Thanks so much, Sy Jarvis

I wonder if back then a kit boat (mine is hssk 72 a W28) could have been purchased , but then on completion it was decided to have the factory finish it ? 

Yes J ,you are right . I was just trin' to stir up a lil ' old time . Mr. Jarvis tell us about you and your boat .

Thanks everyone, for all your help.   I am in the process of purchasing a Westsail 32 in Deltaville VA.   It is in rough shape, and just about everything on it needs some kind of work.   It is definitely a project boat, but I am up for a project right now and excited about working on it.   I have sailed/owned/worked on boats all of my adult life.   Last fall, we were sailing our  Beneteau First 30 E in a storm and the mast broke in half.   We decided not to invest in a new mast, but just to buy a new boat.   We like the Westsails a lot, and found this one a few weeks ago in Deltaville.   So, now we are trying to sell the Beneteau and gather our funds to complete this purchase.   There is some mix up with the previous ownership and so the yacht brokerage is trying to sort all of that out and it is taking longer than anticipated.  We do have a contract on the Westsail and I have been tinkering with it and cleaning it up and just getting excited about working on it.   Thanks again for everyone's input and help!  Much appreciated!

Sy Jarvis