SUNLINE BOAT CO. HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with PJZ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SUNLINE BOAT CO. of PADUCAH, KY. The company is recorded as out of business since 2005 — 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
PJZ
Location
PADUCAH, KY
In business
since 1990
Status
Out of business (2005)
SUNLINE BOAT CO. hulls (1990–2005) 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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SUNLINE BOAT CO. HIN FAQ
What does a SUNLINE BOAT CO. HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "PJZ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SUNLINE BOAT CO. — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SUNLINE BOAT CO. hulls (1990–2005) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is SUNLINE BOAT CO. still in business?
USCG records list SUNLINE BOAT CO. as out of business since 2005. 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 SUNLINE BOAT CO. HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SUNLINE BOAT CO. hulls (1990–2005) 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, "SUNLINE BOAT CO. HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/pjz, last verified 2026-06-12.