ELKHORN VALLEY AIRBOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with ELK were assigned by the US Coast Guard to ELKHORN VALLEY AIRBOATS of WATERLOO, NE. 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
ELK
Location
WATERLOO, NE
In business
since 2013
Status
Listed active in USCG records
ELKHORN VALLEY AIRBOATS 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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ELKHORN VALLEY AIRBOATS HIN FAQ
What does a ELKHORN VALLEY AIRBOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "ELK" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to ELKHORN VALLEY AIRBOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. ELKHORN VALLEY AIRBOATS 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 ELKHORN VALLEY AIRBOATS still in business?
USCG records list ELKHORN VALLEY AIRBOATS of WATERLOO, NE in the MIC database (registered 2013).
How do I decode the year on a ELKHORN VALLEY AIRBOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. ELKHORN VALLEY AIRBOATS 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, "ELKHORN VALLEY AIRBOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/elk, last verified 2026-06-12.