JOHN'S CUSTOM BOWFISHING BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with JCU were assigned by the US Coast Guard to JOHN'S CUSTOM BOWFISHING BOATS of MARSHFIELD, WI. 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
JCU
Location
MARSHFIELD, WI
In business
since 2015
Status
Listed active in USCG records
JOHN'S CUSTOM BOWFISHING BOATS hulls (2015–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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JOHN'S CUSTOM BOWFISHING BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a JOHN'S CUSTOM BOWFISHING BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "JCU" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to JOHN'S CUSTOM BOWFISHING BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. JOHN'S CUSTOM BOWFISHING BOATS hulls (2015–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is JOHN'S CUSTOM BOWFISHING BOATS still in business?
USCG records list JOHN'S CUSTOM BOWFISHING BOATS of MARSHFIELD, WI in the MIC database (registered 2015).
How do I decode the year on a JOHN'S CUSTOM BOWFISHING BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. JOHN'S CUSTOM BOWFISHING BOATS hulls (2015–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, "JOHN'S CUSTOM BOWFISHING BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/jcu, last verified 2026-06-12.