CINCO BOATWORKS INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with CAW were assigned by the US Coast Guard to CINCO BOATWORKS INC of NEWPORT, NC. 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
CAW
Location
NEWPORT, NC
In business
since 2016
Status
Listed active in USCG records
CINCO BOATWORKS INC hulls (2016–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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CINCO BOATWORKS INC HIN FAQ
What does a CINCO BOATWORKS INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "CAW" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to CINCO BOATWORKS INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. CINCO BOATWORKS INC hulls (2016–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is CINCO BOATWORKS INC still in business?
USCG records list CINCO BOATWORKS INC of NEWPORT, NC in the MIC database (registered 2016).
How do I decode the year on a CINCO BOATWORKS INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. CINCO BOATWORKS INC hulls (2016–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, "CINCO BOATWORKS INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/caw, last verified 2026-06-12.