THE FOLDING BOAT COMPANY LLC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with FOL were assigned by the US Coast Guard to THE FOLDING BOAT COMPANY LLC of HOLLY SPRINGS, NC. 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
FOL
Location
HOLLY SPRINGS, NC
In business
since 2008
Status
Listed active in USCG records
THE FOLDING BOAT COMPANY LLC hulls (2008–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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THE FOLDING BOAT COMPANY LLC HIN FAQ
What does a THE FOLDING BOAT COMPANY LLC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "FOL" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to THE FOLDING BOAT COMPANY LLC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. THE FOLDING BOAT COMPANY LLC hulls (2008–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is THE FOLDING BOAT COMPANY LLC still in business?
USCG records list THE FOLDING BOAT COMPANY LLC of HOLLY SPRINGS, NC in the MIC database (registered 2008).
How do I decode the year on a THE FOLDING BOAT COMPANY LLC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. THE FOLDING BOAT COMPANY LLC hulls (2008–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, "THE FOLDING BOAT COMPANY LLC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/fol, last verified 2026-06-12.