GREAT LAKES BOAT BUILDING SCHOOL HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with GLS were assigned by the US Coast Guard to GREAT LAKES BOAT BUILDING SCHOOL of CEDARVILLE, MI. 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
GLS
Location
CEDARVILLE, MI
In business
since 2008
Status
Listed active in USCG records
GREAT LAKES BOAT BUILDING SCHOOL hulls (2008–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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GREAT LAKES BOAT BUILDING SCHOOL HIN FAQ
What does a GREAT LAKES BOAT BUILDING SCHOOL HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "GLS" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to GREAT LAKES BOAT BUILDING SCHOOL — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. GREAT LAKES BOAT BUILDING SCHOOL hulls (2008–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is GREAT LAKES BOAT BUILDING SCHOOL still in business?
USCG records list GREAT LAKES BOAT BUILDING SCHOOL of CEDARVILLE, MI in the MIC database (registered 2008).
How do I decode the year on a GREAT LAKES BOAT BUILDING SCHOOL HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. GREAT LAKES BOAT BUILDING SCHOOL hulls (2008–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, "GREAT LAKES BOAT BUILDING SCHOOL HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/gls, last verified 2026-06-12.