MARSTROM COMPOSITE (USA) INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with AHC were assigned by the US Coast Guard to MARSTROM COMPOSITE (USA) INC of NEWPORT, RI. 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
AHC
Location
NEWPORT, RI
In business
since 2014
Status
Listed active in USCG records
MARSTROM COMPOSITE (USA) INC 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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MARSTROM COMPOSITE (USA) INC HIN FAQ
What does a MARSTROM COMPOSITE (USA) INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "AHC" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to MARSTROM COMPOSITE (USA) INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. MARSTROM COMPOSITE (USA) INC 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 MARSTROM COMPOSITE (USA) INC still in business?
USCG records list MARSTROM COMPOSITE (USA) INC of NEWPORT, RI in the MIC database (registered 2014).
How do I decode the year on a MARSTROM COMPOSITE (USA) INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. MARSTROM COMPOSITE (USA) INC 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, "MARSTROM COMPOSITE (USA) INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ahc, last verified 2026-06-12.