ADVENTUREGLASS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with ADV were assigned by the US Coast Guard to ADVENTUREGLASS of NORTH WEBSTER, IN. 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
ADV
Location
NORTH WEBSTER, IN
In business
since 1999
Status
Listed active in USCG records
ADVENTUREGLASS hulls (1999–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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ADVENTUREGLASS HIN FAQ
What does a ADVENTUREGLASS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "ADV" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to ADVENTUREGLASS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. ADVENTUREGLASS hulls (1999–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is ADVENTUREGLASS still in business?
USCG records list ADVENTUREGLASS of NORTH WEBSTER, IN in the MIC database (registered 1999).
How do I decode the year on a ADVENTUREGLASS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. ADVENTUREGLASS hulls (1999–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, "ADVENTUREGLASS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/adv, last verified 2026-06-12.