GARWOOD BOAT CO INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with GAR were assigned by the US Coast Guard to GARWOOD BOAT CO INC of BRANT LAKE, NY. 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
GAR
Location
BRANT LAKE, NY
In business
since 1987
Status
Listed active in USCG records
GARWOOD BOAT CO INC hulls (1987–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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GARWOOD BOAT CO INC HIN FAQ
What does a GARWOOD BOAT CO INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "GAR" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to GARWOOD BOAT CO INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. GARWOOD BOAT CO INC hulls (1987–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is GARWOOD BOAT CO INC still in business?
USCG records list GARWOOD BOAT CO INC of BRANT LAKE, NY in the MIC database (registered 1987).
How do I decode the year on a GARWOOD BOAT CO INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. GARWOOD BOAT CO INC hulls (1987–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, "GARWOOD BOAT CO INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/gar, last verified 2026-06-12.