PHOWLER BOAT COMPANY HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with PHO were assigned by the US Coast Guard to PHOWLER BOAT COMPANY of CLINTON, IA. 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
PHO
Location
CLINTON, IA
In business
since 2008
Status
Listed active in USCG records
PHOWLER BOAT COMPANY hulls (2008–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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PHOWLER BOAT COMPANY HIN FAQ
What does a PHOWLER BOAT COMPANY HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "PHO" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to PHOWLER BOAT COMPANY — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. PHOWLER BOAT COMPANY hulls (2008–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is PHOWLER BOAT COMPANY still in business?
USCG records list PHOWLER BOAT COMPANY of CLINTON, IA in the MIC database (registered 2008).
How do I decode the year on a PHOWLER BOAT COMPANY HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. PHOWLER BOAT COMPANY hulls (2008–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, "PHOWLER BOAT COMPANY HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/pho, last verified 2026-06-12.