JIM HENRY DESIGN HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with JHX were assigned by the US Coast Guard to JIM HENRY DESIGN of WAITSFIELD, VT. 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
JHX
Location
WAITSFIELD, VT
In business
since 2003
Status
Listed active in USCG records
JIM HENRY DESIGN hulls (2003–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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JIM HENRY DESIGN HIN FAQ
What does a JIM HENRY DESIGN HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "JHX" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to JIM HENRY DESIGN — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. JIM HENRY DESIGN hulls (2003–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is JIM HENRY DESIGN still in business?
USCG records list JIM HENRY DESIGN of WAITSFIELD, VT in the MIC database (registered 2003).
How do I decode the year on a JIM HENRY DESIGN HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. JIM HENRY DESIGN hulls (2003–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, "JIM HENRY DESIGN HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/jhx, last verified 2026-06-12.