FIBER REINFORCED PLSTC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with HPU were assigned by the US Coast Guard to FIBER REINFORCED PLSTC of HOYT, KS. The company is recorded as out of business since 2005 — 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
HPU
Location
HOYT, KS
In business
since 1982
Status
Out of business (2005)
FIBER REINFORCED PLSTC built hulls across both HIN eras (1982–2005): 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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FIBER REINFORCED PLSTC HIN FAQ
What does a FIBER REINFORCED PLSTC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "HPU" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to FIBER REINFORCED PLSTC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. FIBER REINFORCED PLSTC built hulls across both HIN eras (1982–2005): 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 FIBER REINFORCED PLSTC still in business?
USCG records list FIBER REINFORCED PLSTC as out of business since 2005. 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 FIBER REINFORCED PLSTC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. FIBER REINFORCED PLSTC built hulls across both HIN eras (1982–2005): 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, "FIBER REINFORCED PLSTC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/hpu, last verified 2026-06-12.