FINE WOODWORKS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with FWW were assigned by the US Coast Guard to FINE WOODWORKS of BELPRE, OH. 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
FWW
Location
BELPRE, OH
In business
since 2010
Status
Listed active in USCG records
FINE WOODWORKS hulls (2010–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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FINE WOODWORKS HIN FAQ
What does a FINE WOODWORKS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "FWW" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to FINE WOODWORKS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. FINE WOODWORKS hulls (2010–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is FINE WOODWORKS still in business?
USCG records list FINE WOODWORKS of BELPRE, OH in the MIC database (registered 2010).
How do I decode the year on a FINE WOODWORKS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. FINE WOODWORKS hulls (2010–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, "FINE WOODWORKS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/fww, last verified 2026-06-12.