TED HOOD YACHTS Serial Number Lookup and Hull Identification Number Decoder

The first three characters of the Hull Identification Number (boat VIN) affixed to the transom of the boat hull designate the manufacturer of the boat. This is called the Manufacturers Identification Code (MIC) and are assigned by the U.S. Coast Guard. The MIC for TED HOOD YACHTS is XIV.

All manufacturers who historically used XIV:

• TED HOOD YACHTS
• PORTSMOUTH MARINE CO LLC
• NEWPORT MARINE IMPORTS
• PORTSMOUTH MARINE CO LLC

No Longer in Business This boat manufacturer is no longer in business.

030617 NAME CHANGED, WAS PORTSMOUTH MARINE. 061506, AJK, EDITED BACK TO PORTSOUTH MARINE; POC HAS NO IDEA WHY NAME WAS CHANGED AND NEVER HEARD OF NEWPORT MARINE IMPORTS. 061008, AJK, CHANGED NAME AGAIN TO TED HOOD YACHTS; DESIGN SERVICE ONLY AT PRESENT, BUT WANT TO RETAIN CODE TO KEEP OPTIONS OPEN; NO ACTIVE IMPORTS. 10/13/2011 MIC DECLARED OUT OF BUSINESS BY POC DURING A REMOTE VISIT WITH CA 121.

These are just some of the TED HOOD YACHTS Hull Id Numbers / Boat VINs we've seen when analyzing accident, registration and coast guard databases to try to determine if there is anything to worry about in the boat's history.

Sample TED HOOD YACHTS Hull Identification Numbers (HINs)