ALUMAWELD BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with AWB were assigned by the US Coast Guard to ALUMAWELD BOATS of WHITE CITY, OR. 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
AWB
Location
WHITE CITY, OR
In business
since 1973
Status
Listed active in USCG records
ALUMAWELD BOATS built hulls across both HIN eras (1973–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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ALUMAWELD BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a ALUMAWELD BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "AWB" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to ALUMAWELD BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. ALUMAWELD BOATS built hulls across both HIN eras (1973–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 ALUMAWELD BOATS still in business?
USCG records list ALUMAWELD BOATS of WHITE CITY, OR in the MIC database (registered 1973).
How do I decode the year on a ALUMAWELD BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. ALUMAWELD BOATS built hulls across both HIN eras (1973–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, "ALUMAWELD BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/awb, last verified 2026-06-12.