PORTLAND YACHT SERVICES HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with PZL were assigned by the US Coast Guard to PORTLAND YACHT SERVICES of PORTLAND, ME. 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
PZL
Location
PORTLAND, ME
In business
since 1995
Status
Listed active in USCG records
PORTLAND YACHT SERVICES 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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PORTLAND YACHT SERVICES HIN FAQ
What does a PORTLAND YACHT SERVICES HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "PZL" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to PORTLAND YACHT SERVICES — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. PORTLAND YACHT SERVICES 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 PORTLAND YACHT SERVICES still in business?
USCG records list PORTLAND YACHT SERVICES of PORTLAND, ME in the MIC database (registered 1995).
How do I decode the year on a PORTLAND YACHT SERVICES HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. PORTLAND YACHT SERVICES 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, "PORTLAND YACHT SERVICES HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/pzl, last verified 2026-06-12.