ARTISAN BOATWORKS LLC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with IEM were assigned by the US Coast Guard to ARTISAN BOATWORKS LLC of ROCKPORT, ME. 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
IEM
Location
ROCKPORT, ME
In business
since 2006
Status
Listed active in USCG records
ARTISAN BOATWORKS LLC 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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ARTISAN BOATWORKS LLC HIN FAQ
What does a ARTISAN BOATWORKS LLC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "IEM" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to ARTISAN BOATWORKS LLC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. ARTISAN BOATWORKS LLC 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 ARTISAN BOATWORKS LLC still in business?
USCG records list ARTISAN BOATWORKS LLC of ROCKPORT, ME in the MIC database (registered 2006).
How do I decode the year on a ARTISAN BOATWORKS LLC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. ARTISAN BOATWORKS LLC 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, "ARTISAN BOATWORKS LLC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/iem, last verified 2026-06-12.