NEWWATER BOATWORKS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with EVF were assigned by the US Coast Guard to NEWWATER BOATWORKS of ELMENDORF, TX. 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
EVF
Location
ELMENDORF, TX
In business
since 1997
Status
Listed active in USCG records
NEWWATER BOATWORKS hulls (1997–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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NEWWATER BOATWORKS HIN FAQ
What does a NEWWATER BOATWORKS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "EVF" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to NEWWATER BOATWORKS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. NEWWATER BOATWORKS hulls (1997–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is NEWWATER BOATWORKS still in business?
USCG records list NEWWATER BOATWORKS of ELMENDORF, TX in the MIC database (registered 1997).
How do I decode the year on a NEWWATER BOATWORKS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. NEWWATER BOATWORKS hulls (1997–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, "NEWWATER BOATWORKS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/evf, last verified 2026-06-12.