FAST FORWARD COMPOSITES HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with FFE were assigned by the US Coast Guard to FAST FORWARD COMPOSITES of BRISTOL, RI. 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
FFE
Location
BRISTOL, RI
In business
since 2018
Status
Listed active in USCG records
FAST FORWARD COMPOSITES hulls (2018–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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FAST FORWARD COMPOSITES HIN FAQ
What does a FAST FORWARD COMPOSITES HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "FFE" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to FAST FORWARD COMPOSITES — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. FAST FORWARD COMPOSITES hulls (2018–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is FAST FORWARD COMPOSITES still in business?
USCG records list FAST FORWARD COMPOSITES of BRISTOL, RI in the MIC database (registered 2018).
How do I decode the year on a FAST FORWARD COMPOSITES HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. FAST FORWARD COMPOSITES hulls (2018–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, "FAST FORWARD COMPOSITES HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ffe, last verified 2026-06-12.