PORTAGE CANOE COMPANY HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with ZFO were assigned by the US Coast Guard to PORTAGE CANOE COMPANY of OSHAWA, ON. 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
ZFO
Location
OSHAWA, ON
In business
since 1983
Status
Listed active in USCG records
PORTAGE CANOE COMPANY built hulls across both HIN eras (1983–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
The optional $19.99 Boat History Report adds stolen-boat, salvage/auction, incident, and USCG documentation checks — one-time, no subscription (typical boat-history services charge $25+).
PORTAGE CANOE COMPANY HIN FAQ
What does a PORTAGE CANOE COMPANY HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "ZFO" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to PORTAGE CANOE COMPANY — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. PORTAGE CANOE COMPANY built hulls across both HIN eras (1983–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 PORTAGE CANOE COMPANY still in business?
USCG records list PORTAGE CANOE COMPANY of OSHAWA, ON in the MIC database (registered 1983).
How do I decode the year on a PORTAGE CANOE COMPANY HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. PORTAGE CANOE COMPANY built hulls across both HIN eras (1983–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.
Other builders in ON
Sources: USCG Manufacturer Identification Code database (uscgboating.org, refreshed monthly) · HIN format per 33 CFR 181 subpart C. Cite this page: CarWhere, "PORTAGE CANOE COMPANY HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/zfo, last verified 2026-06-12.