MARINE EXCHANGE HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with IAK were assigned by the US Coast Guard to MARINE EXCHANGE of KILMARNOCK, VA. 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
IAK
Location
KILMARNOCK, VA
In business
since 2002
Status
Listed active in USCG records
MARINE EXCHANGE hulls (2002–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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MARINE EXCHANGE HIN FAQ
What does a MARINE EXCHANGE HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "IAK" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to MARINE EXCHANGE — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. MARINE EXCHANGE hulls (2002–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is MARINE EXCHANGE still in business?
USCG records list MARINE EXCHANGE of KILMARNOCK, VA in the MIC database (registered 2002).
How do I decode the year on a MARINE EXCHANGE HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. MARINE EXCHANGE hulls (2002–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, "MARINE EXCHANGE HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/iak, last verified 2026-06-12.