Z-MARINE HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with XZR were assigned by the US Coast Guard to Z-MARINE of OCEAN SPRINGS, MS. 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
XZR
Location
OCEAN SPRINGS, MS
In business
since 2016
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
Z-MARINE LLC
Z-MARINE hulls (2016–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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Z-MARINE HIN FAQ
What does a Z-MARINE HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "XZR" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to Z-MARINE — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. Z-MARINE hulls (2016–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is Z-MARINE still in business?
USCG records list Z-MARINE of OCEAN SPRINGS, MS in the MIC database (registered 2016), associated with Z-MARINE LLC.
How do I decode the year on a Z-MARINE HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. Z-MARINE hulls (2016–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, "Z-MARINE HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/xzr, last verified 2026-06-12.