FISHY FABRICATORS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with FIL were assigned by the US Coast Guard to FISHY FABRICATORS of NAKNEK, AK. 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
FIL
Location
NAKNEK, AK
In business
since 2017
Status
Listed active in USCG records
FISHY FABRICATORS hulls (2017–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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FISHY FABRICATORS HIN FAQ
What does a FISHY FABRICATORS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "FIL" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to FISHY FABRICATORS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. FISHY FABRICATORS hulls (2017–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is FISHY FABRICATORS still in business?
USCG records list FISHY FABRICATORS of NAKNEK, AK in the MIC database (registered 2017).
How do I decode the year on a FISHY FABRICATORS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. FISHY FABRICATORS hulls (2017–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, "FISHY FABRICATORS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/fil, last verified 2026-06-12.