PEINERT BOAT WORKS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with PBO were assigned by the US Coast Guard to PEINERT BOAT WORKS of MATTAPOISETT, MA. 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
PBO
Location
MATTAPOISETT, MA
In business
since 1992
Status
Listed active in USCG records
PEINERT BOAT WORKS hulls (1992–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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PEINERT BOAT WORKS HIN FAQ
What does a PEINERT BOAT WORKS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "PBO" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to PEINERT BOAT WORKS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. PEINERT BOAT WORKS hulls (1992–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is PEINERT BOAT WORKS still in business?
USCG records list PEINERT BOAT WORKS of MATTAPOISETT, MA in the MIC database (registered 1992).
How do I decode the year on a PEINERT BOAT WORKS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. PEINERT BOAT WORKS hulls (1992–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, "PEINERT BOAT WORKS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/pbo, last verified 2026-06-12.