KEY HOPPER MARINE HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with KHZ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to KEY HOPPER MARINE of TAVERNIER, FL. 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
KHZ
Location
TAVERNIER, FL
In business
since 2006
Status
Listed active in USCG records
KEY HOPPER MARINE 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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KEY HOPPER MARINE HIN FAQ
What does a KEY HOPPER MARINE HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "KHZ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to KEY HOPPER MARINE — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. KEY HOPPER MARINE 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 KEY HOPPER MARINE still in business?
USCG records list KEY HOPPER MARINE of TAVERNIER, FL in the MIC database (registered 2006).
How do I decode the year on a KEY HOPPER MARINE HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. KEY HOPPER MARINE 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, "KEY HOPPER MARINE HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/khz, last verified 2026-06-12.