PEMBERTON CUSTOM AIRBOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with TAZ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to PEMBERTON CUSTOM AIRBOATS of INVERNESS, FL. 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
TAZ
Location
INVERNESS, FL
In business
since 1984
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
PEMBCO INC.
PEMBERTON CUSTOM AIRBOATS built hulls across both HIN eras (1984–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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PEMBERTON CUSTOM AIRBOATS HIN FAQ
What does a PEMBERTON CUSTOM AIRBOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "TAZ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to PEMBERTON CUSTOM AIRBOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. PEMBERTON CUSTOM AIRBOATS built hulls across both HIN eras (1984–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Is PEMBERTON CUSTOM AIRBOATS still in business?
USCG records list PEMBERTON CUSTOM AIRBOATS of INVERNESS, FL in the MIC database (registered 1984), associated with PEMBCO INC..
How do I decode the year on a PEMBERTON CUSTOM AIRBOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. PEMBERTON CUSTOM AIRBOATS built hulls across both HIN eras (1984–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three. 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, "PEMBERTON CUSTOM AIRBOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/taz, last verified 2026-06-12.