FLUID WATERCRAFT HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with FWI were assigned by the US Coast Guard to FLUID WATERCRAFT of FT LAUDERDALE, FL. 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
FWI
Location
FT LAUDERDALE, FL
In business
since 2014
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
SIROCCO MARINE
FLUID WATERCRAFT hulls (2014–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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FLUID WATERCRAFT HIN FAQ
What does a FLUID WATERCRAFT HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "FWI" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to FLUID WATERCRAFT — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. FLUID WATERCRAFT hulls (2014–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is FLUID WATERCRAFT still in business?
USCG records list FLUID WATERCRAFT of FT LAUDERDALE, FL in the MIC database (registered 2014), associated with SIROCCO MARINE.
How do I decode the year on a FLUID WATERCRAFT HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. FLUID WATERCRAFT hulls (2014–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, "FLUID WATERCRAFT HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/fwi, last verified 2026-06-12.