DONELSON CUSTOM FABRICATION HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with DCF were assigned by the US Coast Guard to DONELSON CUSTOM FABRICATION of ASHLAND CITY, TN. 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
DCF
Location
ASHLAND CITY, TN
In business
since 2015
Status
Listed active in USCG records
DONELSON CUSTOM FABRICATION hulls (2015–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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DONELSON CUSTOM FABRICATION HIN FAQ
What does a DONELSON CUSTOM FABRICATION HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "DCF" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to DONELSON CUSTOM FABRICATION — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. DONELSON CUSTOM FABRICATION hulls (2015–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is DONELSON CUSTOM FABRICATION still in business?
USCG records list DONELSON CUSTOM FABRICATION of ASHLAND CITY, TN in the MIC database (registered 2015).
How do I decode the year on a DONELSON CUSTOM FABRICATION HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. DONELSON CUSTOM FABRICATION hulls (2015–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, "DONELSON CUSTOM FABRICATION HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/dcf, last verified 2026-06-12.