ABELL CRAFT MARINE HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with ABR were assigned by the US Coast Guard to ABELL CRAFT MARINE of CHINCOTEAGUE ISLAND, VA. 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
ABR
Location
CHINCOTEAGUE ISLAND, VA
In business
since 2014
Status
Listed active in USCG records
ABELL CRAFT MARINE hulls (2014–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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ABELL CRAFT MARINE HIN FAQ
What does a ABELL CRAFT MARINE HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "ABR" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to ABELL CRAFT MARINE — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. ABELL CRAFT MARINE hulls (2014–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is ABELL CRAFT MARINE still in business?
USCG records list ABELL CRAFT MARINE of CHINCOTEAGUE ISLAND, VA in the MIC database (registered 2014).
How do I decode the year on a ABELL CRAFT MARINE HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. ABELL CRAFT MARINE hulls (2014–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, "ABELL CRAFT MARINE HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/abr, last verified 2026-06-12.