RICK BITZ PERFORMANCE BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with ZRP were assigned by the US Coast Guard to RICK BITZ PERFORMANCE BOATS of KAMLOOPS, 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
ZRP
Location
KAMLOOPS, BC
In business
since 1981
Status
Listed active in USCG records
RICK BITZ PERFORMANCE BOATS built hulls across both HIN eras (1981–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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RICK BITZ PERFORMANCE BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a RICK BITZ PERFORMANCE BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "ZRP" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to RICK BITZ PERFORMANCE BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. RICK BITZ PERFORMANCE BOATS built hulls across both HIN eras (1981–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 RICK BITZ PERFORMANCE BOATS still in business?
USCG records list RICK BITZ PERFORMANCE BOATS of KAMLOOPS, BC in the MIC database (registered 1981).
How do I decode the year on a RICK BITZ PERFORMANCE BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. RICK BITZ PERFORMANCE BOATS built hulls across both HIN eras (1981–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, "RICK BITZ PERFORMANCE BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/zrp, last verified 2026-06-12.