WONIMO MARINE HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with HOB were assigned by the US Coast Guard to WONIMO MARINE of LITTLE FERRY, NJ. 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
HOB
Location
LITTLE FERRY, NJ
In business
since 2013
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
KIYOU HEIWA
WONIMO MARINE hulls (2013–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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WONIMO MARINE HIN FAQ
What does a WONIMO MARINE HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "HOB" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to WONIMO MARINE — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. WONIMO MARINE hulls (2013–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is WONIMO MARINE still in business?
USCG records list WONIMO MARINE of LITTLE FERRY, NJ in the MIC database (registered 2013), associated with KIYOU HEIWA.
How do I decode the year on a WONIMO MARINE HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. WONIMO MARINE hulls (2013–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, "WONIMO MARINE HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/hob, last verified 2026-06-12.