POWELL WOODWORKERS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with IEL were assigned by the US Coast Guard to POWELL WOODWORKERS of ADAMS, TN. 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
IEL
Location
ADAMS, TN
In business
since 2006
Status
Listed active in USCG records
POWELL WOODWORKERS hulls (2006–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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POWELL WOODWORKERS HIN FAQ
What does a POWELL WOODWORKERS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "IEL" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to POWELL WOODWORKERS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. POWELL WOODWORKERS hulls (2006–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is POWELL WOODWORKERS still in business?
USCG records list POWELL WOODWORKERS of ADAMS, TN in the MIC database (registered 2006).
How do I decode the year on a POWELL WOODWORKERS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. POWELL WOODWORKERS hulls (2006–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, "POWELL WOODWORKERS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/iel, last verified 2026-06-12.