LEWIS BROTHER BOATWORKS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with LJA were assigned by the US Coast Guard to LEWIS BROTHER BOATWORKS of HARKERS ISLAND, NC. 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
LJA
Location
HARKERS ISLAND, NC
In business
since 2004
Status
Listed active in USCG records
LEWIS BROTHER BOATWORKS hulls (2004–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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LEWIS BROTHER BOATWORKS HIN FAQ
What does a LEWIS BROTHER BOATWORKS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "LJA" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to LEWIS BROTHER BOATWORKS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. LEWIS BROTHER BOATWORKS hulls (2004–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is LEWIS BROTHER BOATWORKS still in business?
USCG records list LEWIS BROTHER BOATWORKS of HARKERS ISLAND, NC in the MIC database (registered 2004).
How do I decode the year on a LEWIS BROTHER BOATWORKS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. LEWIS BROTHER BOATWORKS hulls (2004–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, "LEWIS BROTHER BOATWORKS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/lja, last verified 2026-06-12.