PONTOON BOATS INT HIN Decoder

Hull Identification Numbers beginning with PIN were assigned by the US Coast Guard to PONTOON BOATS INT of FT MEYERS, FL. The company is recorded as out of business since 1989 — common for older hulls, and useful to know when hunting parts or records. Enter the full 12-character HIN below for build date, model year, and serial — free, no account.

MIC

PIN

Location

FT MEYERS, FL

In business

since 1982

Status

Out of business (1989)

PONTOON BOATS INT built hulls across both HIN eras (1982–1989): 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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PONTOON BOATS INT HIN FAQ

What does a PONTOON BOATS INT HIN look like?

It starts with the three characters "PIN" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to PONTOON BOATS INT — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. PONTOON BOATS INT built hulls across both HIN eras (1982–1989): 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 PONTOON BOATS INT still in business?

USCG records list PONTOON BOATS INT as out of business since 1989. That's common for older hulls — the HIN still decodes normally, and the out-of-business date helps date the boat and guides parts-hunting toward salvage and owner groups rather than a dealer network.

How do I decode the year on a PONTOON BOATS INT HIN?

On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. PONTOON BOATS INT built hulls across both HIN eras (1982–1989): 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, "PONTOON BOATS INT HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/pin, last verified 2026-06-12.