COMPOSITE MOLDING HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with CPO were assigned by the US Coast Guard to COMPOSITE MOLDING of Conover, 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
CPO
Location
Conover, NC
In business
since 2013
Status
Listed active in USCG records
COMPOSITE MOLDING hulls (2013–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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COMPOSITE MOLDING HIN FAQ
What does a COMPOSITE MOLDING HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "CPO" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to COMPOSITE MOLDING — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. COMPOSITE MOLDING hulls (2013–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is COMPOSITE MOLDING still in business?
USCG records list COMPOSITE MOLDING of Conover, NC in the MIC database (registered 2013).
How do I decode the year on a COMPOSITE MOLDING HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. COMPOSITE MOLDING hulls (2013–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, "COMPOSITE MOLDING HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/cpo, last verified 2026-06-12.