Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museu HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with GZN were assigned by the US Coast Guard to Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museu of St. Michaels, MD. 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
GZN
Location
St. Michaels, MD
In business
since 2005
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museu hulls (2005–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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Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museu HIN FAQ
What does a Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museu HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "GZN" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museu — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museu hulls (2005–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museu still in business?
USCG records list Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museu of St. Michaels, MD in the MIC database (registered 2005).
How do I decode the year on a Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museu HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museu hulls (2005–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, "Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museu HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/gzn, last verified 2026-06-12.