AMERICAN BOAT DISTRIBUTION LLC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with ABL were assigned by the US Coast Guard to AMERICAN BOAT DISTRIBUTION LLC of MIAMI, FL. 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
ABL
Location
MIAMI, FL
In business
since 2010
Status
Listed active in USCG records
AMERICAN BOAT DISTRIBUTION LLC hulls (2010–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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AMERICAN BOAT DISTRIBUTION LLC HIN FAQ
What does a AMERICAN BOAT DISTRIBUTION LLC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "ABL" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to AMERICAN BOAT DISTRIBUTION LLC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. AMERICAN BOAT DISTRIBUTION LLC hulls (2010–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is AMERICAN BOAT DISTRIBUTION LLC still in business?
USCG records list AMERICAN BOAT DISTRIBUTION LLC of MIAMI, FL in the MIC database (registered 2010).
How do I decode the year on a AMERICAN BOAT DISTRIBUTION LLC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. AMERICAN BOAT DISTRIBUTION LLC hulls (2010–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits. 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, "AMERICAN BOAT DISTRIBUTION LLC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/abl, last verified 2026-06-12.