SCHULZ BOAT COMPANY, INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with NHN were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SCHULZ BOAT COMPANY, INC of BRISTOL, RI. 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
NHN
Location
BRISTOL, RI
In business
since 1978
Status
Listed active in USCG records
SCHULZ BOAT COMPANY, INC built hulls across both HIN eras (1978–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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SCHULZ BOAT COMPANY, INC HIN FAQ
What does a SCHULZ BOAT COMPANY, INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "NHN" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SCHULZ BOAT COMPANY, INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SCHULZ BOAT COMPANY, INC built hulls across both HIN eras (1978–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 SCHULZ BOAT COMPANY, INC still in business?
USCG records list SCHULZ BOAT COMPANY, INC of BRISTOL, RI in the MIC database (registered 1978).
How do I decode the year on a SCHULZ BOAT COMPANY, INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SCHULZ BOAT COMPANY, INC built hulls across both HIN eras (1978–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, "SCHULZ BOAT COMPANY, INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/nhn, last verified 2026-06-12.