FAUCHEUX SERVICES INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with FAC were assigned by the US Coast Guard to FAUCHEUX SERVICES INC of BALDWIN, LA. 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
FAC
Location
BALDWIN, LA
In business
since 1979
Status
Listed active in USCG records
FAUCHEUX SERVICES INC built hulls across both HIN eras (1979–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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FAUCHEUX SERVICES INC HIN FAQ
What does a FAUCHEUX SERVICES INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "FAC" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to FAUCHEUX SERVICES INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. FAUCHEUX SERVICES INC built hulls across both HIN eras (1979–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Is FAUCHEUX SERVICES INC still in business?
USCG records list FAUCHEUX SERVICES INC of BALDWIN, LA in the MIC database (registered 1979).
How do I decode the year on a FAUCHEUX SERVICES INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. FAUCHEUX SERVICES INC built hulls across both HIN eras (1979–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three. 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, "FAUCHEUX SERVICES INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/fac, last verified 2026-06-12.