ALBA BEACH BOAT WORKS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with ALW were assigned by the US Coast Guard to ALBA BEACH BOAT WORKS of MOBILE, AL. 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
ALW
Location
MOBILE, AL
In business
since 2013
Status
Listed active in USCG records
ALBA BEACH BOAT WORKS 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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ALBA BEACH BOAT WORKS HIN FAQ
What does a ALBA BEACH BOAT WORKS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "ALW" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to ALBA BEACH BOAT WORKS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. ALBA BEACH BOAT WORKS 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 ALBA BEACH BOAT WORKS still in business?
USCG records list ALBA BEACH BOAT WORKS of MOBILE, AL in the MIC database (registered 2013).
How do I decode the year on a ALBA BEACH BOAT WORKS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. ALBA BEACH BOAT WORKS 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, "ALBA BEACH BOAT WORKS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/alw, last verified 2026-06-12.