HODGDON SHIPBUILDING LLC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with HGC were assigned by the US Coast Guard to HODGDON SHIPBUILDING LLC of EAST BOOTHBAY, ME. 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
HGC
Location
EAST BOOTHBAY, ME
In business
since 1978
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
HODGDON SHIPBUILDING LLC
HODGDON SHIPBUILDING LLC built hulls across both HIN eras (1978–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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HODGDON SHIPBUILDING LLC HIN FAQ
What does a HODGDON SHIPBUILDING LLC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "HGC" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to HODGDON SHIPBUILDING LLC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. HODGDON SHIPBUILDING LLC built hulls across both HIN eras (1978–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 HODGDON SHIPBUILDING LLC still in business?
USCG records list HODGDON SHIPBUILDING LLC of EAST BOOTHBAY, ME in the MIC database (registered 1978), associated with HODGDON SHIPBUILDING LLC.
How do I decode the year on a HODGDON SHIPBUILDING LLC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. HODGDON SHIPBUILDING LLC built hulls across both HIN eras (1978–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, "HODGDON SHIPBUILDING LLC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/hgc, last verified 2026-06-12.