BOREL BOAT WORKS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with CMW were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BOREL BOAT WORKS of ORANGE, TX. 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
CMW
Location
ORANGE, TX
In business
since 1990
Status
Listed active in USCG records
BOREL BOAT WORKS hulls (1990–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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BOREL BOAT WORKS HIN FAQ
What does a BOREL BOAT WORKS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "CMW" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BOREL BOAT WORKS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BOREL BOAT WORKS hulls (1990–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BOREL BOAT WORKS still in business?
USCG records list BOREL BOAT WORKS of ORANGE, TX in the MIC database (registered 1990).
How do I decode the year on a BOREL BOAT WORKS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BOREL BOAT WORKS hulls (1990–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, "BOREL BOAT WORKS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/cmw, last verified 2026-06-12.