GRAVOIS ALUMINUM BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with GAJ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to GRAVOIS ALUMINUM BOATS of JEANERETTE, 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
GAJ
Location
JEANERETTE, LA
In business
since 1996
Status
Listed active in USCG records
GRAVOIS ALUMINUM BOATS hulls (1996–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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GRAVOIS ALUMINUM BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a GRAVOIS ALUMINUM BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "GAJ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to GRAVOIS ALUMINUM BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. GRAVOIS ALUMINUM BOATS hulls (1996–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is GRAVOIS ALUMINUM BOATS still in business?
USCG records list GRAVOIS ALUMINUM BOATS of JEANERETTE, LA in the MIC database (registered 1996).
How do I decode the year on a GRAVOIS ALUMINUM BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. GRAVOIS ALUMINUM BOATS hulls (1996–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, "GRAVOIS ALUMINUM BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/gaj, last verified 2026-06-12.