MARK'S AIRBOATS INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with FVB were assigned by the US Coast Guard to MARK'S AIRBOATS INC of FRANKLIN, LA. 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
FVB
Location
FRANKLIN, LA
In business
since 1988
Status
Listed active in USCG records
MARK'S AIRBOATS INC hulls (1988–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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MARK'S AIRBOATS INC HIN FAQ
What does a MARK'S AIRBOATS INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "FVB" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to MARK'S AIRBOATS INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. MARK'S AIRBOATS INC hulls (1988–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is MARK'S AIRBOATS INC still in business?
USCG records list MARK'S AIRBOATS INC of FRANKLIN, LA in the MIC database (registered 1988).
How do I decode the year on a MARK'S AIRBOATS INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. MARK'S AIRBOATS INC hulls (1988–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, "MARK'S AIRBOATS INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/fvb, last verified 2026-06-12.