PEARSON UNLIMITED HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with PSD were assigned by the US Coast Guard to PEARSON UNLIMITED of CASTROVILLE, CA. 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
PSD
Location
CASTROVILLE, CA
In business
since 1993
Status
Listed active in USCG records
PEARSON UNLIMITED hulls (1993–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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PEARSON UNLIMITED HIN FAQ
What does a PEARSON UNLIMITED HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "PSD" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to PEARSON UNLIMITED — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. PEARSON UNLIMITED hulls (1993–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is PEARSON UNLIMITED still in business?
USCG records list PEARSON UNLIMITED of CASTROVILLE, CA in the MIC database (registered 1993).
How do I decode the year on a PEARSON UNLIMITED HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. PEARSON UNLIMITED hulls (1993–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, "PEARSON UNLIMITED HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/psd, last verified 2026-06-12.