CF BOATWORKS INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with CFI were assigned by the US Coast Guard to CF BOATWORKS INC of FT LAUDERDALE, FL. 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
CFI
Location
FT LAUDERDALE, FL
In business
since 2011
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
CF BOATWORKS INC
CF BOATWORKS INC hulls (2011–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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CF BOATWORKS INC HIN FAQ
What does a CF BOATWORKS INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "CFI" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to CF BOATWORKS INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. CF BOATWORKS INC hulls (2011–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is CF BOATWORKS INC still in business?
USCG records list CF BOATWORKS INC of FT LAUDERDALE, FL in the MIC database (registered 2011), associated with CF BOATWORKS INC.
How do I decode the year on a CF 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. CF BOATWORKS INC hulls (2011–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, "CF BOATWORKS INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/cfi, last verified 2026-06-12.