AMERICAN MARINE DESIGN HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with AMC were assigned by the US Coast Guard to AMERICAN MARINE DESIGN of ST MARYS, GA. 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
AMC
Location
ST MARYS, GA
In business
since 2009
Status
Listed active in USCG records
AMERICAN MARINE DESIGN hulls (2009–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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AMERICAN MARINE DESIGN HIN FAQ
What does a AMERICAN MARINE DESIGN HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "AMC" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to AMERICAN MARINE DESIGN — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. AMERICAN MARINE DESIGN hulls (2009–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is AMERICAN MARINE DESIGN still in business?
USCG records list AMERICAN MARINE DESIGN of ST MARYS, GA in the MIC database (registered 2009).
How do I decode the year on a AMERICAN MARINE DESIGN HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. AMERICAN MARINE DESIGN hulls (2009–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, "AMERICAN MARINE DESIGN HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/amc, last verified 2026-06-12.