ADVANTAGE BOATS INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with AVI were assigned by the US Coast Guard to ADVANTAGE BOATS INC of LAKE HAVASU CTY, AZ. 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
AVI
Location
LAKE HAVASU CTY, AZ
In business
since 1983
Status
Listed active in USCG records
ADVANTAGE BOATS INC built hulls across both HIN eras (1983–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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ADVANTAGE BOATS INC HIN FAQ
What does a ADVANTAGE BOATS INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "AVI" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to ADVANTAGE BOATS INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. ADVANTAGE BOATS INC built hulls across both HIN eras (1983–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Is ADVANTAGE BOATS INC still in business?
USCG records list ADVANTAGE BOATS INC of LAKE HAVASU CTY, AZ in the MIC database (registered 1983).
How do I decode the year on a ADVANTAGE BOATS INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. ADVANTAGE BOATS INC built hulls across both HIN eras (1983–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three. 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, "ADVANTAGE BOATS INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/avi, last verified 2026-06-12.