ELECTRO FORGE CUSTOM WELDING HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with ELC were assigned by the US Coast Guard to ELECTRO FORGE CUSTOM WELDING of TWO HARBORS, MN. 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
ELC
Location
TWO HARBORS, MN
In business
since 2018
Status
Listed active in USCG records
ELECTRO FORGE CUSTOM WELDING hulls (2018–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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ELECTRO FORGE CUSTOM WELDING HIN FAQ
What does a ELECTRO FORGE CUSTOM WELDING HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "ELC" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to ELECTRO FORGE CUSTOM WELDING — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. ELECTRO FORGE CUSTOM WELDING hulls (2018–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is ELECTRO FORGE CUSTOM WELDING still in business?
USCG records list ELECTRO FORGE CUSTOM WELDING of TWO HARBORS, MN in the MIC database (registered 2018).
How do I decode the year on a ELECTRO FORGE CUSTOM WELDING HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. ELECTRO FORGE CUSTOM WELDING hulls (2018–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, "ELECTRO FORGE CUSTOM WELDING HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/elc, last verified 2026-06-12.