FORWARD VENTURES GP LLC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with ABN were assigned by the US Coast Guard to FORWARD VENTURES GP LLC of KNOXVILLE, TN. 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
ABN
Location
KNOXVILLE, TN
In business
since 2012
Status
Listed active in USCG records
FORWARD VENTURES GP LLC hulls (2012–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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FORWARD VENTURES GP LLC HIN FAQ
What does a FORWARD VENTURES GP LLC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "ABN" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to FORWARD VENTURES GP LLC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. FORWARD VENTURES GP LLC hulls (2012–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is FORWARD VENTURES GP LLC still in business?
USCG records list FORWARD VENTURES GP LLC of KNOXVILLE, TN in the MIC database (registered 2012).
How do I decode the year on a FORWARD VENTURES GP LLC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. FORWARD VENTURES GP LLC hulls (2012–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, "FORWARD VENTURES GP LLC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/abn, last verified 2026-06-12.