GALVEZ YACHTS HIN Decoder

Hull Identification Numbers beginning with GVH were assigned by the US Coast Guard to GALVEZ YACHTS of DANIA, FL. 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

GVH

Location

DANIA, FL

In business

since 2004

Status

Listed active in USCG records

GALVEZ YACHTS hulls (2004–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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GALVEZ YACHTS HIN FAQ

What does a GALVEZ YACHTS HIN look like?

It starts with the three characters "GVH" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to GALVEZ YACHTS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. GALVEZ YACHTS hulls (2004–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.

Is GALVEZ YACHTS still in business?

USCG records list GALVEZ YACHTS of DANIA, FL in the MIC database (registered 2004).

How do I decode the year on a GALVEZ YACHTS HIN?

On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. GALVEZ YACHTS hulls (2004–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, "GALVEZ YACHTS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/gvh, last verified 2026-06-12.