BENNETT BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with PZW were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BENNETT BOATS of SEAVIEW, 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
PZW
Location
SEAVIEW, WA
In business
since 1991
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BENNETT BOATS hulls (1991–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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BENNETT BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a BENNETT BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "PZW" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BENNETT BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BENNETT BOATS hulls (1991–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BENNETT BOATS still in business?
USCG records list BENNETT BOATS of SEAVIEW, WA in the MIC database (registered 1991).
How do I decode the year on a BENNETT BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BENNETT BOATS hulls (1991–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, "BENNETT BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/pzw, last verified 2026-06-12.