FARRIN'S BOATSHOP HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with FAI were assigned by the US Coast Guard to FARRIN'S BOATSHOP of WALPOLE, ME. 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
FAI
Location
WALPOLE, ME
In business
since 1981
Status
Listed active in USCG records
FARRIN'S BOATSHOP built hulls across both HIN eras (1981–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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FARRIN'S BOATSHOP HIN FAQ
What does a FARRIN'S BOATSHOP HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "FAI" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to FARRIN'S BOATSHOP — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. FARRIN'S BOATSHOP built hulls across both HIN eras (1981–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 FARRIN'S BOATSHOP still in business?
USCG records list FARRIN'S BOATSHOP of WALPOLE, ME in the MIC database (registered 1981).
How do I decode the year on a FARRIN'S BOATSHOP HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. FARRIN'S BOATSHOP built hulls across both HIN eras (1981–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, "FARRIN'S BOATSHOP HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/fai, last verified 2026-06-12.