FOLDED WING OUTDOORS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with FWO were assigned by the US Coast Guard to FOLDED WING OUTDOORS of HOPKINSVILLE, KY. 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
FWO
Location
HOPKINSVILLE, KY
In business
since 2016
Status
Listed active in USCG records
FOLDED WING OUTDOORS hulls (2016–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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FOLDED WING OUTDOORS HIN FAQ
What does a FOLDED WING OUTDOORS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "FWO" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to FOLDED WING OUTDOORS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. FOLDED WING OUTDOORS hulls (2016–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is FOLDED WING OUTDOORS still in business?
USCG records list FOLDED WING OUTDOORS of HOPKINSVILLE, KY in the MIC database (registered 2016).
How do I decode the year on a FOLDED WING OUTDOORS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. FOLDED WING OUTDOORS hulls (2016–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, "FOLDED WING OUTDOORS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/fwo, last verified 2026-06-12.