ELCO MARINE SALES HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with ELH were assigned by the US Coast Guard to ELCO MARINE SALES of GIG HARBOR, WA. 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
ELH
Location
GIG HARBOR, WA
In business
since 1988
Status
Listed active in USCG records
ELCO MARINE SALES hulls (1988–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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ELCO MARINE SALES HIN FAQ
What does a ELCO MARINE SALES HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "ELH" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to ELCO MARINE SALES — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. ELCO MARINE SALES hulls (1988–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is ELCO MARINE SALES still in business?
USCG records list ELCO MARINE SALES of GIG HARBOR, WA in the MIC database (registered 1988).
How do I decode the year on a ELCO MARINE SALES HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. ELCO MARINE SALES hulls (1988–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, "ELCO MARINE SALES HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/elh, last verified 2026-06-12.