ALASKA HOMEMADE BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with AKZ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to ALASKA HOMEMADE BOATS of ANCHORAGE, AK. 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
AKZ
Location
ANCHORAGE, AK
In business
since 2013
Status
Listed active in USCG records
ALASKA HOMEMADE BOATS hulls (2013–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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ALASKA HOMEMADE BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a ALASKA HOMEMADE BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "AKZ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to ALASKA HOMEMADE BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. ALASKA HOMEMADE BOATS hulls (2013–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is ALASKA HOMEMADE BOATS still in business?
USCG records list ALASKA HOMEMADE BOATS of ANCHORAGE, AK in the MIC database (registered 2013).
How do I decode the year on a ALASKA HOMEMADE BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. ALASKA HOMEMADE BOATS hulls (2013–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, "ALASKA HOMEMADE BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/akz, last verified 2026-06-12.