R L SMITH BOAT SHOP HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with IAA were assigned by the US Coast Guard to R L SMITH BOAT SHOP of FAYETTEVILLE, NC. 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
IAA
Location
FAYETTEVILLE, NC
In business
since 1998
Status
Listed active in USCG records
R L SMITH BOAT SHOP hulls (1998–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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R L SMITH BOAT SHOP HIN FAQ
What does a R L SMITH BOAT SHOP HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "IAA" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to R L SMITH BOAT SHOP — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. R L SMITH BOAT SHOP hulls (1998–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is R L SMITH BOAT SHOP still in business?
USCG records list R L SMITH BOAT SHOP of FAYETTEVILLE, NC in the MIC database (registered 1998).
How do I decode the year on a R L SMITH BOAT SHOP HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. R L SMITH BOAT SHOP hulls (1998–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, "R L SMITH BOAT SHOP HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/iaa, last verified 2026-06-12.