PANTHER AIRBOAT CORP HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with PAP were assigned by the US Coast Guard to PANTHER AIRBOAT CORP of COCOA, 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
PAP
Location
COCOA, FL
In business
since 1979
Status
Listed active in USCG records
PANTHER AIRBOAT CORP built hulls across both HIN eras (1979–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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PANTHER AIRBOAT CORP HIN FAQ
What does a PANTHER AIRBOAT CORP HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "PAP" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to PANTHER AIRBOAT CORP — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. PANTHER AIRBOAT CORP built hulls across both HIN eras (1979–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 PANTHER AIRBOAT CORP still in business?
USCG records list PANTHER AIRBOAT CORP of COCOA, FL in the MIC database (registered 1979).
How do I decode the year on a PANTHER AIRBOAT CORP HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. PANTHER AIRBOAT CORP built hulls across both HIN eras (1979–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, "PANTHER AIRBOAT CORP HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/pap, last verified 2026-06-12.