PRO FAB IND., INC. HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with PPR were assigned by the US Coast Guard to PRO FAB IND., INC. of STANWOOD, WA. 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
PPR
Location
STANWOOD, WA
In business
since 1992
Status
Listed active in USCG records
PRO FAB IND., INC. 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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PRO FAB IND., INC. HIN FAQ
What does a PRO FAB IND., INC. HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "PPR" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to PRO FAB IND., INC. — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. PRO FAB IND., INC. 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 PRO FAB IND., INC. still in business?
USCG records list PRO FAB IND., INC. of STANWOOD, WA in the MIC database (registered 1992).
How do I decode the year on a PRO FAB IND., INC. HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. PRO FAB IND., INC. 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, "PRO FAB IND., INC. HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ppr, last verified 2026-06-12.