ZIM SAILING HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with GEK were assigned by the US Coast Guard to ZIM SAILING of BRISTOL, RI. 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
GEK
Location
BRISTOL, RI
In business
since 2008
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
GECKO MARINE LLC
ZIM SAILING hulls (2008–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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ZIM SAILING HIN FAQ
What does a ZIM SAILING HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "GEK" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to ZIM SAILING — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. ZIM SAILING hulls (2008–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is ZIM SAILING still in business?
USCG records list ZIM SAILING of BRISTOL, RI in the MIC database (registered 2008), associated with GECKO MARINE LLC.
How do I decode the year on a ZIM SAILING HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. ZIM SAILING hulls (2008–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, "ZIM SAILING HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/gek, last verified 2026-06-12.