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Success! PYB26161M78H is of the standard HIN type called Model-Year 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.

PYB = Penn Yan Boat Company (Out of Business)
26161 = Boat Serial Number
M = HIN format is Model-Year. Always has M at position nine (1972-1984)
78H = Production date March 1978

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The HIN or CIN you have entered meets the Model-Year 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 26161 and is set by the boat builder. This boat or vessel has a Certification Date of (1978) and a Model Year of 1978 with month of build (March) based on the formatting of your hull_identification_number (HIN) .

The manufacturer identification code (MIC) of your craft identification number (CIN or HIN) is PYB. This MIC (PYB) stands for the company name Penn Yan Boat Company which is currently Out of Business. This boat manufacturer has other company names (PYB sometimes goes by these name(s) Penn Yan Marine Mfg Inc, American Marine Corp, Pen Yan Boats Inc, or ). This could happen if the US Coast Guard reissued the MIC to a new company after one went out of business.

This company (Penn Yan Boat Company) is owned by Camile Amato and is located at 315 North Bethel Road in Raeford state of Nc. It manufactured this vessel and placed your HIN or CIN on the hull. This Boat maker is not owned by a parent company. Penn Yan Boat Company has started making boats, yachts or other watercraft as of 5/14/1985 and went out of business on (5/4/2004) in the following country: USA.

The Model Name is uncertain for this Penn Yan Boat Company (PYB26161M78H). But we have approximations: 22 or 26SF.

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Make sure to compare the date of boat manufacturing with the dates in which the company was actually in business.

The US Coast guard provides this comment about this watercraft manufacturer: 3/85 Penn Yan Boats - Taken Over By American Marine 2/87 Amato Took Over Assets Only And Are Building Boats At Old Location (this Is Not The Old Company). 010919 Address Change, Was Waddell Ave, Penn Yan, Ny 14527, (315)536-7755. 040504 Bsc 83 Ret..

UsedHINPYB26161M78H
IsValidYes
IsValidMICYes
HINTypeModelYear
SerialNo26161
Year1978
IsStateIssuedNo
CompanyPenn Yan Boat Company
CompanyStatusOut of Business
CompanyAddressRaeford Nc 315 North Bethel Road
WebsiteHttp://www.pennyanboats.com

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We did a search and no U.S. Official Documentation Number for PYB26161M78H was found at the USCG.
We searched the Official Transport Canada database and PYB26161M78H did not have a match.

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