HUDSON CUSTOM JET BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with HDS were assigned by the US Coast Guard to HUDSON CUSTOM JET BOATS of LEWISTON, ID. 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
HDS
Location
LEWISTON, ID
In business
since 1984
Status
Listed active in USCG records
HUDSON CUSTOM JET BOATS built hulls across both HIN eras (1984–present): 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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HUDSON CUSTOM JET BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a HUDSON CUSTOM JET BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "HDS" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to HUDSON CUSTOM JET BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. HUDSON CUSTOM JET BOATS built hulls across both HIN eras (1984–present): 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 HUDSON CUSTOM JET BOATS still in business?
USCG records list HUDSON CUSTOM JET BOATS of LEWISTON, ID in the MIC database (registered 1984).
How do I decode the year on a HUDSON CUSTOM JET BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. HUDSON CUSTOM JET BOATS built hulls across both HIN eras (1984–present): 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, "HUDSON CUSTOM JET BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/hds, last verified 2026-06-12.