FINCO FABRICATION HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with GVU were assigned by the US Coast Guard to FINCO FABRICATION of SANTA ANA, CA. 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
GVU
Location
SANTA ANA, CA
In business
since 2004
Status
Listed active in USCG records
FINCO FABRICATION 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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FINCO FABRICATION HIN FAQ
What does a FINCO FABRICATION HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "GVU" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to FINCO FABRICATION — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. FINCO FABRICATION 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 FINCO FABRICATION still in business?
USCG records list FINCO FABRICATION of SANTA ANA, CA in the MIC database (registered 2004).
How do I decode the year on a FINCO FABRICATION HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. FINCO FABRICATION 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, "FINCO FABRICATION HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/gvu, last verified 2026-06-12.