ACME ENGINEERING CO HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with ACE were assigned by the US Coast Guard to ACME ENGINEERING CO of NORTH FT MYERS, 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
ACE
Location
NORTH FT MYERS, FL
In business
since 2007
Status
Listed active in USCG records
ACME ENGINEERING CO hulls (2007–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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ACME ENGINEERING CO HIN FAQ
What does a ACME ENGINEERING CO HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "ACE" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to ACME ENGINEERING CO — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. ACME ENGINEERING CO hulls (2007–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is ACME ENGINEERING CO still in business?
USCG records list ACME ENGINEERING CO of NORTH FT MYERS, FL in the MIC database (registered 2007).
How do I decode the year on a ACME ENGINEERING CO HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. ACME ENGINEERING CO hulls (2007–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, "ACME ENGINEERING CO HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ace, last verified 2026-06-12.