OHIO HOMEMADE BOATS HIN Decoder

Hull Identification Numbers beginning with OHZ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to OHIO 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

OHZ

Location

OH

In business

Status

Listed active in USCG records

OHIO 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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OHIO HOMEMADE BOATS HIN FAQ

What does a OHIO HOMEMADE BOATS HIN look like?

It starts with the three characters "OHZ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to OHIO HOMEMADE BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. OHIO 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 OHIO HOMEMADE BOATS still in business?

USCG records list OHIO HOMEMADE BOATS in the MIC database.

How do I decode the year on a OHIO 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. OHIO 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, "OHIO HOMEMADE BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ohz, last verified 2026-06-12.