ALPHA BOATS UNLIMITED HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with HGU were assigned by the US Coast Guard to ALPHA BOATS UNLIMITED of WEEDSPORT, NY. 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
HGU
Location
WEEDSPORT, NY
In business
since 1999
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
BARBER WELDING INC
ALPHA BOATS UNLIMITED hulls (1999–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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ALPHA BOATS UNLIMITED HIN FAQ
What does a ALPHA BOATS UNLIMITED HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "HGU" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to ALPHA BOATS UNLIMITED — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. ALPHA BOATS UNLIMITED hulls (1999–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is ALPHA BOATS UNLIMITED still in business?
USCG records list ALPHA BOATS UNLIMITED of WEEDSPORT, NY in the MIC database (registered 1999), associated with BARBER WELDING INC.
How do I decode the year on a ALPHA BOATS UNLIMITED HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. ALPHA BOATS UNLIMITED hulls (1999–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, "ALPHA BOATS UNLIMITED HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/hgu, last verified 2026-06-12.