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Success! PHB00543D888 is of the standard HIN type called Current-Format HIN. If you are buying this boat/craft then you should get the Boat-Alert History for 19.99$ from this certified boat history report provider.

PHB = Phil's Boat Shop (dba) (In Business)
00543 = Boat Serial Number
D8 = Manufactured April 1988
88 = Model year 1988

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The HIN or CIN you have entered meets the Current-Format HIN format. It might also be a type that contains the country code and thus the boat comes from USA or Other . The serial number of the HIN is 00543 and is set by the boat builder. This boat or vessel has a Certification Date of (1988) and a Model Year of 1988 with month of build (April) based on the formatting of your hull_identification_number (HIN) .

The manufacturer identification code (MIC) of your craft identification number (CIN or HIN) is PHB. This MIC (PHB) stands for the company name Phil's Boat Shop (dba) which is currently In Business. This boat manufacturer has other company names (PHB sometimes goes by these name(s) Wankat Investments Llc, , , or Phantom Enterprises Inc (oob)). This could happen if the US Coast Guard reissued the MIC to a new company after one went out of business.

This company (Phil's Boat Shop (dba)) is owned by Phllip C Wankat and is located at 164 Glenn Ct in West Lafayette state of In. It manufactured this vessel and placed your HIN or CIN on the hull. This Boat maker is not owned by a parent company. Phil's Boat Shop (dba) has started making boats, yachts or other watercraft as of 5/10/2019.

The Model Name is uncertain for this Phil's Boat Shop (dba) (PHB00543D888). But we have approximations: V172SPIRI or 1988 or z08cud20.

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The US Coast guard provides this comment about this watercraft manufacturer: Current Info As Of 890705 10/16/2006 Oobo Per Ppg. Phantom Enterprises Inc (oob) 10/16/2006.

UsedHINPHB00543D888
IsValidYes
IsValidMICYes
HINTypeCurrent
SerialNo00543
Year1988
IsStateIssuedNo
CompanyPhil's Boat Shop (dba)
CompanyStatusIn Business
CompanyAddressWest Lafayette In 164 Glenn Ct
WebsiteWww.philsboatshops.com

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We did a search and no U.S. Official Documentation Number for PHB00543D888 was found at the USCG.
We searched the Official Transport Canada database and PHB00543D888 did not have a match.

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