PIPER BOATWORKS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with PBW were assigned by the US Coast Guard to PIPER BOATWORKS of RYE, NH. 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
PBW
Location
RYE, NH
In business
since 2017
Status
Listed active in USCG records
PIPER BOATWORKS hulls (2017–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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PIPER BOATWORKS HIN FAQ
What does a PIPER BOATWORKS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "PBW" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to PIPER BOATWORKS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. PIPER BOATWORKS hulls (2017–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is PIPER BOATWORKS still in business?
USCG records list PIPER BOATWORKS of RYE, NH in the MIC database (registered 2017).
How do I decode the year on a PIPER BOATWORKS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. PIPER BOATWORKS hulls (2017–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, "PIPER BOATWORKS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/pbw, last verified 2026-06-12.