A worked example. The boat Beneteau Oceanis 46.1 does not exist: the boat, the company and the entries are invented to show a page with a history. Real entries are made by people who inspected the boat themselves.
Beneteau Oceanis 46.1
built 2021 · hull number FR-BEN4612021
No entries for this hull yet. That doesn't mean the boat is fine — it means nobody has written about her. You could be first.
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A boat changes operator and name — the hull stays the same. The entries above are about the boat, not about whoever runs her now.