HAWKEYE BOATS INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with HKY were assigned by the US Coast Guard to HAWKEYE BOATS INC of FREMONT, MI. 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
HKY
Location
FREMONT, MI
In business
since 2008
Status
Listed active in USCG records
HAWKEYE BOATS INC hulls (2008–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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HAWKEYE BOATS INC HIN FAQ
What does a HAWKEYE BOATS INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "HKY" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to HAWKEYE BOATS INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. HAWKEYE BOATS INC hulls (2008–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is HAWKEYE BOATS INC still in business?
USCG records list HAWKEYE BOATS INC of FREMONT, MI in the MIC database (registered 2008).
How do I decode the year on a HAWKEYE BOATS INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. HAWKEYE BOATS INC hulls (2008–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, "HAWKEYE BOATS INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/hky, last verified 2026-06-12.