FERRARA PERFORMANCE ENGINES HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with TFO were assigned by the US Coast Guard to FERRARA PERFORMANCE ENGINES of RONKONOMA, NY. The company is recorded as out of business since 1991 — 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
TFO
Location
RONKONOMA, NY
In business
since 1988
Status
Out of business (1991)
FERRARA PERFORMANCE ENGINES hulls (1988–1991) 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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FERRARA PERFORMANCE ENGINES HIN FAQ
What does a FERRARA PERFORMANCE ENGINES HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "TFO" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to FERRARA PERFORMANCE ENGINES — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. FERRARA PERFORMANCE ENGINES hulls (1988–1991) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is FERRARA PERFORMANCE ENGINES still in business?
USCG records list FERRARA PERFORMANCE ENGINES as out of business since 1991. 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 FERRARA PERFORMANCE ENGINES HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. FERRARA PERFORMANCE ENGINES hulls (1988–1991) 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, "FERRARA PERFORMANCE ENGINES HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/tfo, last verified 2026-06-12.