VIRGIN ISLANDS HOMEMADE BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with VIZ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to VIRGIN ISLANDS HOMEMADE BOATS. 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
VIZ
Location
VI
In business
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Status
Listed active in USCG records
VIRGIN ISLANDS HOMEMADE BOATS built hulls across both HIN eras (1972–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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VIRGIN ISLANDS HOMEMADE BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a VIRGIN ISLANDS HOMEMADE BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "VIZ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to VIRGIN ISLANDS HOMEMADE BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. VIRGIN ISLANDS HOMEMADE BOATS built hulls across both HIN eras (1972–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 VIRGIN ISLANDS HOMEMADE BOATS still in business?
USCG records list VIRGIN ISLANDS HOMEMADE BOATS in the MIC database.
How do I decode the year on a VIRGIN ISLANDS HOMEMADE BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. VIRGIN ISLANDS HOMEMADE BOATS built hulls across both HIN eras (1972–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, "VIRGIN ISLANDS HOMEMADE BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/viz, last verified 2026-06-12.