SVENTS YACHTS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with ZSX were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SVENTS YACHTS of NORTH VANCOUVER, 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
ZSX
Location
NORTH VANCOUVER, BC
In business
since 1977
Status
Listed active in USCG records
SVENTS YACHTS built hulls across both HIN eras (1977–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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SVENTS YACHTS HIN FAQ
What does a SVENTS YACHTS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "ZSX" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SVENTS YACHTS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SVENTS YACHTS built hulls across both HIN eras (1977–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 SVENTS YACHTS still in business?
USCG records list SVENTS YACHTS of NORTH VANCOUVER, BC in the MIC database (registered 1977).
How do I decode the year on a SVENTS YACHTS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SVENTS YACHTS built hulls across both HIN eras (1977–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, "SVENTS YACHTS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/zsx, last verified 2026-06-12.