WESTLAKE YACHT SALES HIN Decoder

Hull Identification Numbers beginning with ENZ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to WESTLAKE YACHT SALES of CULVER CITY, CA. The company is recorded as out of business since 1988 — common for older hulls, and useful to know when hunting parts or records. Enter the full 12-character HIN below for build date, model year, and serial — free, no account.

MIC

ENZ

Location

CULVER CITY, CA

In business

since 1981

Status

Out of business (1988)

WESTLAKE YACHT SALES built hulls across both HIN eras (1981–1988): 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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WESTLAKE YACHT SALES HIN FAQ

What does a WESTLAKE YACHT SALES HIN look like?

It starts with the three characters "ENZ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to WESTLAKE YACHT SALES — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. WESTLAKE YACHT SALES built hulls across both HIN eras (1981–1988): 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 WESTLAKE YACHT SALES still in business?

USCG records list WESTLAKE YACHT SALES as out of business since 1988. That's common for older hulls — the HIN still decodes normally, and the out-of-business date helps date the boat and guides parts-hunting toward salvage and owner groups rather than a dealer network.

How do I decode the year on a WESTLAKE YACHT SALES HIN?

On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. WESTLAKE YACHT SALES built hulls across both HIN eras (1981–1988): 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, "WESTLAKE YACHT SALES HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/enz, last verified 2026-06-12.