WESTERN YACHTS LTD HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with ZWV were assigned by the US Coast Guard to WESTERN YACHTS LTD of WEST 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
ZWV
Location
WEST VANCOUVER, BC
In business
since 1983
Status
Listed active in USCG records
WESTERN YACHTS LTD built hulls across both HIN eras (1983–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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WESTERN YACHTS LTD HIN FAQ
What does a WESTERN YACHTS LTD HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "ZWV" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to WESTERN YACHTS LTD — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. WESTERN YACHTS LTD built hulls across both HIN eras (1983–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 WESTERN YACHTS LTD still in business?
USCG records list WESTERN YACHTS LTD of WEST VANCOUVER, BC in the MIC database (registered 1983).
How do I decode the year on a WESTERN YACHTS LTD HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. WESTERN YACHTS LTD built hulls across both HIN eras (1983–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, "WESTERN YACHTS LTD HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/zwv, last verified 2026-06-12.