ANTIQUE BOAT MUSEUM (THE) HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with IAV were assigned by the US Coast Guard to ANTIQUE BOAT MUSEUM (THE) of CLAYTON, 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
IAV
Location
CLAYTON, NY
In business
since 2001
Status
Listed active in USCG records
ANTIQUE BOAT MUSEUM (THE) hulls (2001–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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ANTIQUE BOAT MUSEUM (THE) HIN FAQ
What does a ANTIQUE BOAT MUSEUM (THE) HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "IAV" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to ANTIQUE BOAT MUSEUM (THE) — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. ANTIQUE BOAT MUSEUM (THE) hulls (2001–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is ANTIQUE BOAT MUSEUM (THE) still in business?
USCG records list ANTIQUE BOAT MUSEUM (THE) of CLAYTON, NY in the MIC database (registered 2001).
How do I decode the year on a ANTIQUE BOAT MUSEUM (THE) HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. ANTIQUE BOAT MUSEUM (THE) hulls (2001–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, "ANTIQUE BOAT MUSEUM (THE) HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/iav, last verified 2026-06-12.