Decoding a Pontoon HIN Identification Number
Lowe Boat Serial Number Lookup. Locating the serial number on a boat is quite easy if you know where to look. Step 2 Boat Serial Lookup. Look for the serial number on the hull or the hull member. It should be located on the transom, above the waterline. It may also be printed on a small plate. The hull identification number (HIN) on all boats built after November 1, 1972 is permanently affixed to the rear of the transom usually on the upper right corner. It is required by federal law and must appear on the registration application. HIN Search has 4 tabs along the bottom of the screen. HIN Lookup (Tab 1) If you have a vessel's full 12 or 15 digit HIN, you can can use this to decode the HIN to determine the boats manufacturer, serial number, and depending on the style of HIN, the boats model year, manufacture year and month. Lowe Boats is the parent company of Sea Nymph Boats, a manufacturer of aluminum fishing boats established in 1946. Carl and Dianna Lowe took control of the company in 1971, calling it Lowe Line. The name was changed to Lowe Boats in 1980. As of October 2010, the company operates as a subsidy of the Brunswick Boat Group.
A pontoon HIN decoder can help you identify key data about your boat. That said, if want to know how pontoon VIN / HIN identification numbers are encoded, read on.
You will find that Hull Identification Numbers do not contain spaces, however, we added them to the examples below to make reading them easier. Credit HIN Search for information below about decoding pontoon HIN numbers. Click here to learn how to run your pontoon boat HIN number.
HIN Decoder for Boat Manufactured Between 1972 and 1984
Boats that were built or manufactured between November 1972 and July 31, 1984, will reference the following HIN format and photo below.
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- Manufacturer Identification Code (MIC)
- Hull or Serial Number
- Certification Date (2 digit month, followed by 2 digit year)
Alternatively, some manufacturers used the following format:
- Manufacturer Identification Code (MIC)
- Hull or Serial Number
- Model year(“M”) followed by a two-digit year, followed by a single letter for the manufacture month. Furthermore, please note that the “Model Year” changeover was assumed to have happened in August with this format, so it’s possible the boat was built before its model year.
HIN Decoder for Boat Manufactured After 1984
If you own a boat that was manufactured on August 1, 1984, or later, you can use the following code below to decode your HIN.
- Manufacturer Identification Code (MIC)
- Hull or Serial Number
- Month and date
- Year
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