CLIFF RICHARDSON BOATS LTD HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with ZRA were assigned by the US Coast Guard to CLIFF RICHARDSON BOATS LTD of MEAFORD, 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
ZRA
Location
MEAFORD, ON
In business
since 1980
Status
Listed active in USCG records
CLIFF RICHARDSON BOATS LTD built hulls across both HIN eras (1980–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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CLIFF RICHARDSON BOATS LTD HIN FAQ
What does a CLIFF RICHARDSON BOATS LTD HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "ZRA" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to CLIFF RICHARDSON BOATS LTD — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. CLIFF RICHARDSON BOATS LTD built hulls across both HIN eras (1980–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 CLIFF RICHARDSON BOATS LTD still in business?
USCG records list CLIFF RICHARDSON BOATS LTD of MEAFORD, ON in the MIC database (registered 1980).
How do I decode the year on a CLIFF RICHARDSON BOATS LTD HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. CLIFF RICHARDSON BOATS LTD built hulls across both HIN eras (1980–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, "CLIFF RICHARDSON BOATS LTD HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/zra, last verified 2026-06-12.