WEST VIRGINIA HOMEMADE BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with WVZ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to WEST VIRGINIA 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
WVZ
Location
WV
In business
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Status
Listed active in USCG records
WEST VIRGINIA 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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WEST VIRGINIA HOMEMADE BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a WEST VIRGINIA HOMEMADE BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "WVZ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to WEST VIRGINIA HOMEMADE BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. WEST VIRGINIA 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 WEST VIRGINIA HOMEMADE BOATS still in business?
USCG records list WEST VIRGINIA HOMEMADE BOATS in the MIC database.
How do I decode the year on a WEST VIRGINIA 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. WEST VIRGINIA 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, "WEST VIRGINIA HOMEMADE BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/wvz, last verified 2026-06-12.