GODFREY MARINE COMPANY HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with GDY were assigned by the US Coast Guard to GODFREY MARINE COMPANY of ELKHART, IN. 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
GDY
Location
ELKHART, IN
In business
since 1972
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
HIGHWATER MARINE LLC
GODFREY MARINE COMPANY built hulls across both HIN eras (1972–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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GODFREY MARINE COMPANY HIN FAQ
What does a GODFREY MARINE COMPANY HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "GDY" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to GODFREY MARINE COMPANY — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. GODFREY MARINE COMPANY built hulls across both HIN eras (1972–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Is GODFREY MARINE COMPANY still in business?
USCG records list GODFREY MARINE COMPANY of ELKHART, IN in the MIC database (registered 1972), associated with HIGHWATER MARINE LLC.
How do I decode the year on a GODFREY MARINE COMPANY HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. GODFREY MARINE COMPANY built hulls across both HIN eras (1972–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three. 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, "GODFREY MARINE COMPANY HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/gdy, last verified 2026-06-12.