PRAIRIE BOATING LTD HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with ZPB were assigned by the US Coast Guard to PRAIRIE BOATING LTD of WEYBURN, SK. 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
ZPB
Location
WEYBURN, SK
In business
since 1979
Status
Listed active in USCG records
PRAIRIE BOATING LTD built hulls across both HIN eras (1979–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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PRAIRIE BOATING LTD HIN FAQ
What does a PRAIRIE BOATING LTD HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "ZPB" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to PRAIRIE BOATING LTD — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. PRAIRIE BOATING LTD built hulls across both HIN eras (1979–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 PRAIRIE BOATING LTD still in business?
USCG records list PRAIRIE BOATING LTD of WEYBURN, SK in the MIC database (registered 1979).
How do I decode the year on a PRAIRIE BOATING LTD HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. PRAIRIE BOATING LTD built hulls across both HIN eras (1979–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, "PRAIRIE BOATING LTD HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/zpb, last verified 2026-06-12.