ASPOYA BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with ABZ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to ASPOYA BOATS of ANACORTES, WA. The builder is listed in the USCG MIC database. Enter the full 12-character HIN below for build date, model year, and serial — free, no account.
MIC
ABZ
Location
ANACORTES, WA
In business
since 1972
Status
Listed active in USCG records
ASPOYA BOATS built hulls across both HIN eras (1972–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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ASPOYA BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a ASPOYA BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "ABZ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to ASPOYA BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. ASPOYA BOATS built hulls across both HIN eras (1972–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Is ASPOYA BOATS still in business?
USCG records list ASPOYA BOATS of ANACORTES, WA in the MIC database (registered 1972).
How do I decode the year on a ASPOYA BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. ASPOYA BOATS built hulls across both HIN eras (1972–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three. Enter the full 12-character HIN above and the decoder works it out, including the legacy formats.
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Sources: USCG Manufacturer Identification Code database (uscgboating.org, refreshed monthly) · HIN format per 33 CFR 181 subpart C. Cite this page: CarWhere, "ASPOYA BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/abz, last verified 2026-06-12.