BELL COMPOSITES HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with OFZ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BELL COMPOSITES of W PALM BEACH, 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
OFZ
Location
W PALM BEACH, FL
In business
since 1985
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BELL COMPOSITES hulls (1985–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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BELL COMPOSITES HIN FAQ
What does a BELL COMPOSITES HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "OFZ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BELL COMPOSITES — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BELL COMPOSITES hulls (1985–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BELL COMPOSITES still in business?
USCG records list BELL COMPOSITES of W PALM BEACH, FL in the MIC database (registered 1985).
How do I decode the year on a BELL COMPOSITES HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BELL COMPOSITES hulls (1985–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, "BELL COMPOSITES HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ofz, last verified 2026-06-12.