TRUE WORLD MARINE INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with TZO were assigned by the US Coast Guard to TRUE WORLD MARINE INC of BEAUFORT, NC. 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
TZO
Location
BEAUFORT, NC
In business
since 2002
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
TRUE WORLD GROUP
TRUE WORLD MARINE INC hulls (2002–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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TRUE WORLD MARINE INC HIN FAQ
What does a TRUE WORLD MARINE INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "TZO" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to TRUE WORLD MARINE INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. TRUE WORLD MARINE INC hulls (2002–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is TRUE WORLD MARINE INC still in business?
USCG records list TRUE WORLD MARINE INC of BEAUFORT, NC in the MIC database (registered 2002), associated with TRUE WORLD GROUP.
How do I decode the year on a TRUE WORLD MARINE INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. TRUE WORLD MARINE INC hulls (2002–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, "TRUE WORLD MARINE INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/tzo, last verified 2026-06-12.