PACIFIC OCEAN ENTERPRISE HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with PVF were assigned by the US Coast Guard to PACIFIC OCEAN ENTERPRISE of FERNDALE, 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
PVF
Location
FERNDALE, WA
In business
since 1995
Status
Listed active in USCG records
PACIFIC OCEAN ENTERPRISE hulls (1995–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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PACIFIC OCEAN ENTERPRISE HIN FAQ
What does a PACIFIC OCEAN ENTERPRISE HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "PVF" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to PACIFIC OCEAN ENTERPRISE — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. PACIFIC OCEAN ENTERPRISE hulls (1995–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is PACIFIC OCEAN ENTERPRISE still in business?
USCG records list PACIFIC OCEAN ENTERPRISE of FERNDALE, WA in the MIC database (registered 1995).
How do I decode the year on a PACIFIC OCEAN ENTERPRISE HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. PACIFIC OCEAN ENTERPRISE hulls (1995–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, "PACIFIC OCEAN ENTERPRISE HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/pvf, last verified 2026-06-12.