PONTOON BOAT LLC, DBA BENNINGTON MARINE HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with ETW were assigned by the US Coast Guard to PONTOON BOAT LLC, DBA BENNINGTON MARINE of ELKHART, IN. 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
ETW
Location
ELKHART, IN
In business
since 1997
Status
Listed active in USCG records
PONTOON BOAT LLC, DBA BENNINGTON MARINE hulls (1997–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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PONTOON BOAT LLC, DBA BENNINGTON MARINE HIN FAQ
What does a PONTOON BOAT LLC, DBA BENNINGTON MARINE HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "ETW" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to PONTOON BOAT LLC, DBA BENNINGTON MARINE — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. PONTOON BOAT LLC, DBA BENNINGTON MARINE hulls (1997–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is PONTOON BOAT LLC, DBA BENNINGTON MARINE still in business?
USCG records list PONTOON BOAT LLC, DBA BENNINGTON MARINE of ELKHART, IN in the MIC database (registered 1997).
How do I decode the year on a PONTOON BOAT LLC, DBA BENNINGTON MARINE HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. PONTOON BOAT LLC, DBA BENNINGTON MARINE hulls (1997–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, "PONTOON BOAT LLC, DBA BENNINGTON MARINE HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/etw, last verified 2026-06-12.