WALKER BAY BOATS, INC. HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with EWV were assigned by the US Coast Guard to WALKER BAY BOATS, INC. of LAREDO, 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
EWV
Location
LAREDO, TX
In business
since 1997
Status
Listed active in USCG records
WALKER BAY BOATS, INC. 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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WALKER BAY BOATS, INC. HIN FAQ
What does a WALKER BAY BOATS, INC. HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "EWV" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to WALKER BAY BOATS, INC. — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. WALKER BAY BOATS, INC. 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 WALKER BAY BOATS, INC. still in business?
USCG records list WALKER BAY BOATS, INC. of LAREDO, TX in the MIC database (registered 1997).
How do I decode the year on a WALKER BAY BOATS, INC. HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. WALKER BAY BOATS, INC. 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, "WALKER BAY BOATS, INC. HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ewv, last verified 2026-06-12.