INTERNATIONAL VENTURE CRAFT HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with IVC were assigned by the US Coast Guard to INTERNATIONAL VENTURE CRAFT of BURNABY, BC. 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
IVC
Location
BURNABY, BC
In business
since 1993
Status
Listed active in USCG records
INTERNATIONAL VENTURE CRAFT hulls (1993–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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INTERNATIONAL VENTURE CRAFT HIN FAQ
What does a INTERNATIONAL VENTURE CRAFT HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "IVC" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to INTERNATIONAL VENTURE CRAFT — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. INTERNATIONAL VENTURE CRAFT hulls (1993–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is INTERNATIONAL VENTURE CRAFT still in business?
USCG records list INTERNATIONAL VENTURE CRAFT of BURNABY, BC in the MIC database (registered 1993).
How do I decode the year on a INTERNATIONAL VENTURE CRAFT HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. INTERNATIONAL VENTURE CRAFT hulls (1993–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, "INTERNATIONAL VENTURE CRAFT HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ivc, last verified 2026-06-12.