KEY WEST BOATS INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with KWE were assigned by the US Coast Guard to KEY WEST BOATS INC of RIDGEVILLE, SC. 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
KWE
Location
RIDGEVILLE, SC
In business
since 1988
Status
Listed active in USCG records
KEY WEST BOATS INC hulls (1988–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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KEY WEST BOATS INC HIN FAQ
What does a KEY WEST BOATS INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "KWE" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to KEY WEST BOATS INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. KEY WEST BOATS INC hulls (1988–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is KEY WEST BOATS INC still in business?
USCG records list KEY WEST BOATS INC of RIDGEVILLE, SC in the MIC database (registered 1988).
How do I decode the year on a KEY WEST BOATS INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. KEY WEST BOATS INC hulls (1988–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, "KEY WEST BOATS INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/kwe, last verified 2026-06-12.