OGILVIE BLOSS BOAT BUILDERS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with ZOG were assigned by the US Coast Guard to OGILVIE BLOSS BOAT BUILDERS of PORT CREDIT, ON. The company is recorded as out of business since 1996 — common for older hulls, and useful to know when hunting parts or records. Enter the full 12-character HIN below for build date, model year, and serial — free, no account.
MIC
ZOG
Location
PORT CREDIT, ON
In business
since 1979
Status
Out of business (1996)
OGILVIE BLOSS BOAT BUILDERS built hulls across both HIN eras (1979–1996): 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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OGILVIE BLOSS BOAT BUILDERS HIN FAQ
What does a OGILVIE BLOSS BOAT BUILDERS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "ZOG" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to OGILVIE BLOSS BOAT BUILDERS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. OGILVIE BLOSS BOAT BUILDERS built hulls across both HIN eras (1979–1996): 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 OGILVIE BLOSS BOAT BUILDERS still in business?
USCG records list OGILVIE BLOSS BOAT BUILDERS as out of business since 1996. That's common for older hulls — the HIN still decodes normally, and the out-of-business date helps date the boat and guides parts-hunting toward salvage and owner groups rather than a dealer network.
How do I decode the year on a OGILVIE BLOSS BOAT BUILDERS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. OGILVIE BLOSS BOAT BUILDERS built hulls across both HIN eras (1979–1996): 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, "OGILVIE BLOSS BOAT BUILDERS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/zog, last verified 2026-06-12.