LAVEY CRAFT PERFORMANCE BOATS HIN Decoder — MIC LCJ
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with LCJ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to LAVEY CRAFT PERFORMANCE BOATS of CORONA, CA. 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
LCJ
Location
CORONA, CA
In business
since 1979
Status
Listed active in USCG records
LAVEY CRAFT PERFORMANCE BOATS built hulls across both HIN eras (1979–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
How a LAVEY CRAFT PERFORMANCE BOATS HIN breaks down
A current-format (1984–present) Hull Identification Number is 12 characters. Using the example LCJ45678D424 (illustrative):
| Characters | Segment | In example | What it identifies |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | Manufacturer (MIC) | LCJ | Identifies LAVEY CRAFT PERFORMANCE BOATS, assigned by the US Coast Guard. |
| 4–8 | Hull serial number | 45678 | LAVEY CRAFT PERFORMANCE BOATS's own production number for the specific hull (the letters I, O, Q are never used). |
| 9 | Certification month | D | Month built — A=January … L=December (D = April). |
| 10 | Certification year | 4 | Last digit of the certification year. |
| 11–12 | Model year | 24 | The boat’s model year. |
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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LAVEY CRAFT PERFORMANCE BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a LAVEY CRAFT PERFORMANCE BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "LCJ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to LAVEY CRAFT PERFORMANCE BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. LAVEY CRAFT PERFORMANCE BOATS built hulls across both HIN eras (1979–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Is LAVEY CRAFT PERFORMANCE BOATS still in business?
USCG records list LAVEY CRAFT PERFORMANCE BOATS of CORONA, CA in the MIC database (registered 1979).
How do I decode the year on a LAVEY CRAFT PERFORMANCE BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. LAVEY CRAFT PERFORMANCE BOATS built hulls across both HIN eras (1979–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three. Enter the full 12-character HIN above and the decoder works it out, including the legacy formats.
Where is the HIN on a LAVEY CRAFT PERFORMANCE BOATS boat?
On the outside upper-starboard (right) corner of the transom, within two inches of the top — required by 33 CFR 181.29. Since August 1984 an identical duplicate HIN is also molded into an unexposed interior location as an anti-theft measure. Both should match the title, registration, and insurance card exactly.
Is the "LCJ" MIC the same as a LAVEY CRAFT PERFORMANCE BOATS serial number?
No. "LCJ" is the Manufacturer Identification Code — characters 1–3 of the HIN — that identifies LAVEY CRAFT PERFORMANCE BOATS. The hull serial number is characters 4–8: LAVEY CRAFT PERFORMANCE BOATS's own production number for that specific boat (the letters I, O, and Q are never used). The full 12-character HIN combines the MIC, the serial, and the date code.
Can a LAVEY CRAFT PERFORMANCE BOATS HIN tell me the exact model?
Not on its own. A HIN encodes the builder, hull serial, certification month/year, and model year — not the model name or length. Match the decoded year and serial against LAVEY CRAFT PERFORMANCE BOATS records, the title, or a marine survey to confirm the exact model and configuration.
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Sources: verified against the USCG Manufacturer Identification Code database (refreshed monthly) · HIN format per 33 CFR Part 181, Subpart C. Reviewed by Sam Reynolds, Lead Researcher, CarWhere. Cite this page: CarWhere, "LAVEY CRAFT PERFORMANCE BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/lcj, last verified 2026-06-15.