PENLAND SCHOOL OF CRAFT HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with IET were assigned by the US Coast Guard to PENLAND SCHOOL OF CRAFT of PENLAND, NC. 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
IET
Location
PENLAND, NC
In business
since 2006
Status
Listed active in USCG records
PENLAND SCHOOL OF CRAFT hulls (2006–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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PENLAND SCHOOL OF CRAFT HIN FAQ
What does a PENLAND SCHOOL OF CRAFT HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "IET" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to PENLAND SCHOOL OF CRAFT — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. PENLAND SCHOOL OF CRAFT hulls (2006–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is PENLAND SCHOOL OF CRAFT still in business?
USCG records list PENLAND SCHOOL OF CRAFT of PENLAND, NC in the MIC database (registered 2006).
How do I decode the year on a PENLAND SCHOOL OF CRAFT HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. PENLAND SCHOOL OF CRAFT hulls (2006–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, "PENLAND SCHOOL OF CRAFT HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/iet, last verified 2026-06-12.