SOUTH SHORE PANGAS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with BRV were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SOUTH SHORE PANGAS of HAMPTON BAYS, NY. 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
BRV
Location
HAMPTON BAYS, NY
In business
since 2017
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
JETWIRE LLC
SOUTH SHORE PANGAS hulls (2017–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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SOUTH SHORE PANGAS HIN FAQ
What does a SOUTH SHORE PANGAS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "BRV" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SOUTH SHORE PANGAS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SOUTH SHORE PANGAS hulls (2017–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is SOUTH SHORE PANGAS still in business?
USCG records list SOUTH SHORE PANGAS of HAMPTON BAYS, NY in the MIC database (registered 2017), associated with JETWIRE LLC.
How do I decode the year on a SOUTH SHORE PANGAS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SOUTH SHORE PANGAS hulls (2017–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits. 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, "SOUTH SHORE PANGAS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/brv, last verified 2026-06-12.