AMERICAN METALCRAFT MARINE HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with KPK were assigned by the US Coast Guard to AMERICAN METALCRAFT MARINE of CAPE VINCENT, NY. 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
KPK
Location
CAPE VINCENT, NY
In business
since 1997
Status
Listed active in USCG records
AMERICAN METALCRAFT MARINE hulls (1997–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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AMERICAN METALCRAFT MARINE HIN FAQ
What does a AMERICAN METALCRAFT MARINE HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "KPK" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to AMERICAN METALCRAFT MARINE — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. AMERICAN METALCRAFT MARINE hulls (1997–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is AMERICAN METALCRAFT MARINE still in business?
USCG records list AMERICAN METALCRAFT MARINE of CAPE VINCENT, NY in the MIC database (registered 1997).
How do I decode the year on a AMERICAN METALCRAFT MARINE HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. AMERICAN METALCRAFT MARINE hulls (1997–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, "AMERICAN METALCRAFT MARINE HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/kpk, last verified 2026-06-12.