FINELINE INDUSTRIES EAST INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with FNE were assigned by the US Coast Guard to FINELINE INDUSTRIES EAST INC of MERCED, CA. 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
FNE
Location
MERCED, CA
In business
since 2000
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
Fineline Industries
FINELINE INDUSTRIES EAST INC hulls (2000–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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FINELINE INDUSTRIES EAST INC HIN FAQ
What does a FINELINE INDUSTRIES EAST INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "FNE" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to FINELINE INDUSTRIES EAST INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. FINELINE INDUSTRIES EAST INC hulls (2000–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is FINELINE INDUSTRIES EAST INC still in business?
USCG records list FINELINE INDUSTRIES EAST INC of MERCED, CA in the MIC database (registered 2000), associated with Fineline Industries.
How do I decode the year on a FINELINE INDUSTRIES EAST INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. FINELINE INDUSTRIES EAST INC hulls (2000–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, "FINELINE INDUSTRIES EAST INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/fne, last verified 2026-06-12.