MICHIGAN HOMEMADE BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with MCZ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to MICHIGAN HOMEMADE BOATS. 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
MCZ
Location
MI
In business
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Status
Listed active in USCG records
MICHIGAN HOMEMADE BOATS built hulls across both HIN eras (1972–present): 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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MICHIGAN HOMEMADE BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a MICHIGAN HOMEMADE BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "MCZ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to MICHIGAN HOMEMADE BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. MICHIGAN HOMEMADE BOATS built hulls across both HIN eras (1972–present): 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 MICHIGAN HOMEMADE BOATS still in business?
USCG records list MICHIGAN HOMEMADE BOATS in the MIC database.
How do I decode the year on a MICHIGAN HOMEMADE BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. MICHIGAN HOMEMADE BOATS built hulls across both HIN eras (1972–present): 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, "MICHIGAN HOMEMADE BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/mcz, last verified 2026-06-12.