EARLTON FIBER PRODUCTS LTD HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with ZIH were assigned by the US Coast Guard to EARLTON FIBER PRODUCTS LTD of EARLTON, 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
ZIH
Location
EARLTON, ON
In business
since 1984
Status
Listed active in USCG records
EARLTON FIBER PRODUCTS LTD built hulls across both HIN eras (1984–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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EARLTON FIBER PRODUCTS LTD HIN FAQ
What does a EARLTON FIBER PRODUCTS LTD HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "ZIH" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to EARLTON FIBER PRODUCTS LTD — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. EARLTON FIBER PRODUCTS LTD built hulls across both HIN eras (1984–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 EARLTON FIBER PRODUCTS LTD still in business?
USCG records list EARLTON FIBER PRODUCTS LTD of EARLTON, ON in the MIC database (registered 1984).
How do I decode the year on a EARLTON FIBER PRODUCTS LTD HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. EARLTON FIBER PRODUCTS LTD built hulls across both HIN eras (1984–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, "EARLTON FIBER PRODUCTS LTD HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/zih, last verified 2026-06-12.