AIRBOAT WEST HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with ABY were assigned by the US Coast Guard to AIRBOAT WEST of EMBUDO, NM. 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
ABY
Location
EMBUDO, NM
In business
since 2011
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
BIG RIVER RAFT TRIPS LLC
AIRBOAT WEST hulls (2011–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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AIRBOAT WEST HIN FAQ
What does a AIRBOAT WEST HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "ABY" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to AIRBOAT WEST — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. AIRBOAT WEST hulls (2011–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is AIRBOAT WEST still in business?
USCG records list AIRBOAT WEST of EMBUDO, NM in the MIC database (registered 2011), associated with BIG RIVER RAFT TRIPS LLC.
How do I decode the year on a AIRBOAT WEST HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. AIRBOAT WEST hulls (2011–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, "AIRBOAT WEST HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/aby, last verified 2026-06-12.