INCEPT MARINE HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with INC were assigned by the US Coast Guard to INCEPT MARINE of CHEYENNE, WY. 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
INC
Location
CHEYENNE, WY
In business
since 2007
Status
Listed active in USCG records
INCEPT MARINE hulls (2007–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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INCEPT MARINE HIN FAQ
What does a INCEPT MARINE HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "INC" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to INCEPT MARINE — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. INCEPT MARINE hulls (2007–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is INCEPT MARINE still in business?
USCG records list INCEPT MARINE of CHEYENNE, WY in the MIC database (registered 2007).
How do I decode the year on a INCEPT MARINE HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. INCEPT MARINE hulls (2007–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, "INCEPT MARINE HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/inc, last verified 2026-06-12.