POWERPLAY POWERBOATS INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with PWN were assigned by the US Coast Guard to POWERPLAY POWERBOATS INC of POMPANO BEACH, FL. The company is recorded as out of business since 2007 — 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
PWN
Location
POMPANO BEACH, FL
In business
since 2007
Status
Out of business (2007)
POWERPLAY POWERBOATS INC hulls (2007–2007) 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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POWERPLAY POWERBOATS INC HIN FAQ
What does a POWERPLAY POWERBOATS INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "PWN" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to POWERPLAY POWERBOATS INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. POWERPLAY POWERBOATS INC hulls (2007–2007) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is POWERPLAY POWERBOATS INC still in business?
USCG records list POWERPLAY POWERBOATS INC as out of business since 2007. 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 POWERPLAY POWERBOATS INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. POWERPLAY POWERBOATS INC hulls (2007–2007) 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, "POWERPLAY POWERBOATS INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/pwn, last verified 2026-06-12.