RADEON BOATS INC. HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with HDZ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to RADEON BOATS INC. of WINNSBORO, SC. The company is recorded as out of business since 2006 — 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
HDZ
Location
WINNSBORO, SC
In business
since 1987
Status
Out of business (2006)
RADEON BOATS INC. hulls (1987–2006) 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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RADEON BOATS INC. HIN FAQ
What does a RADEON BOATS INC. HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "HDZ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to RADEON BOATS INC. — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. RADEON BOATS INC. hulls (1987–2006) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is RADEON BOATS INC. still in business?
USCG records list RADEON BOATS INC. as out of business since 2006. 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 RADEON BOATS INC. HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. RADEON BOATS INC. hulls (1987–2006) 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, "RADEON BOATS INC. HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/hdz, last verified 2026-06-12.