HOURSTON GLASCRAFT LTD HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with ZHG were assigned by the US Coast Guard to HOURSTON GLASCRAFT LTD of NORTH VANCOUVER, BC. 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
ZHG
Location
NORTH VANCOUVER, BC
In business
since 1975
Status
Listed active in USCG records
HOURSTON GLASCRAFT LTD built hulls across both HIN eras (1975–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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HOURSTON GLASCRAFT LTD HIN FAQ
What does a HOURSTON GLASCRAFT LTD HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "ZHG" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to HOURSTON GLASCRAFT LTD — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. HOURSTON GLASCRAFT LTD built hulls across both HIN eras (1975–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 HOURSTON GLASCRAFT LTD still in business?
USCG records list HOURSTON GLASCRAFT LTD of NORTH VANCOUVER, BC in the MIC database (registered 1975).
How do I decode the year on a HOURSTON GLASCRAFT LTD HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. HOURSTON GLASCRAFT LTD built hulls across both HIN eras (1975–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, "HOURSTON GLASCRAFT LTD HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/zhg, last verified 2026-06-12.