HARD DRIVE MARINE HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with HDM were assigned by the US Coast Guard to HARD DRIVE MARINE of BELLINGHAM, WA. 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
HDM
Location
BELLINGHAM, WA
In business
since 2009
Status
Listed active in USCG records
HARD DRIVE MARINE hulls (2009–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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HARD DRIVE MARINE HIN FAQ
What does a HARD DRIVE MARINE HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "HDM" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to HARD DRIVE MARINE — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. HARD DRIVE MARINE hulls (2009–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is HARD DRIVE MARINE still in business?
USCG records list HARD DRIVE MARINE of BELLINGHAM, WA in the MIC database (registered 2009).
How do I decode the year on a HARD DRIVE MARINE HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. HARD DRIVE MARINE hulls (2009–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, "HARD DRIVE MARINE HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/hdm, last verified 2026-06-12.