COMMANDER BOAT MFG INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with ZIC were assigned by the US Coast Guard to COMMANDER BOAT MFG INC of PORT MOODY, 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
ZIC
Location
PORT MOODY, BC
In business
since 1983
Status
Listed active in USCG records
COMMANDER BOAT MFG INC 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
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COMMANDER BOAT MFG INC HIN FAQ
What does a COMMANDER BOAT MFG INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "ZIC" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to COMMANDER BOAT MFG INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. COMMANDER BOAT MFG INC 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 COMMANDER BOAT MFG INC still in business?
USCG records list COMMANDER BOAT MFG INC of PORT MOODY, BC in the MIC database (registered 1983).
How do I decode the year on a COMMANDER BOAT MFG INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. COMMANDER BOAT MFG INC 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.
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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, "COMMANDER BOAT MFG INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/zic, last verified 2026-06-12.