G E BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with GEL were assigned by the US Coast Guard to G E BOATS of SNEADS FERRY, NC. The company is recorded as out of business since 2003 — common for older hulls, and useful to know when hunting parts or records. Enter the full 12-character HIN below for build date, model year, and serial — free, no account.
MIC
GEL
Location
SNEADS FERRY, NC
In business
since 1981
Status
Out of business (2003)
G E BOATS built hulls across both HIN eras (1981–2003): 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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G E BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a G E BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "GEL" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to G E BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. G E BOATS built hulls across both HIN eras (1981–2003): 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 G E BOATS still in business?
USCG records list G E BOATS as out of business since 2003. That's common for older hulls — the HIN still decodes normally, and the out-of-business date helps date the boat and guides parts-hunting toward salvage and owner groups rather than a dealer network.
How do I decode the year on a G E BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. G E BOATS built hulls across both HIN eras (1981–2003): 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, "G E BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/gel, last verified 2026-06-12.