KAYLAVON ENTERPRISES HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with KEW were assigned by the US Coast Guard to KAYLAVON ENTERPRISES of SHIPSHEWANA, IN. 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
KEW
Location
SHIPSHEWANA, IN
In business
since 2018
Status
Listed active in USCG records
KAYLAVON ENTERPRISES hulls (2018–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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KAYLAVON ENTERPRISES HIN FAQ
What does a KAYLAVON ENTERPRISES HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "KEW" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to KAYLAVON ENTERPRISES — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. KAYLAVON ENTERPRISES hulls (2018–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is KAYLAVON ENTERPRISES still in business?
USCG records list KAYLAVON ENTERPRISES of SHIPSHEWANA, IN in the MIC database (registered 2018).
How do I decode the year on a KAYLAVON ENTERPRISES HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. KAYLAVON ENTERPRISES hulls (2018–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, "KAYLAVON ENTERPRISES HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/kew, last verified 2026-06-12.