LANDING SCHOOL OF BOAT BUILDING HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with LKS were assigned by the US Coast Guard to LANDING SCHOOL OF BOAT BUILDING of ARUNDEL, ME. 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
LKS
Location
ARUNDEL, ME
In business
since 1980
Status
Listed active in USCG records
LANDING SCHOOL OF BOAT BUILDING built hulls across both HIN eras (1980–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.
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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LANDING SCHOOL OF BOAT BUILDING HIN FAQ
What does a LANDING SCHOOL OF BOAT BUILDING HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "LKS" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to LANDING SCHOOL OF BOAT BUILDING — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. LANDING SCHOOL OF BOAT BUILDING built hulls across both HIN eras (1980–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 LANDING SCHOOL OF BOAT BUILDING still in business?
USCG records list LANDING SCHOOL OF BOAT BUILDING of ARUNDEL, ME in the MIC database (registered 1980).
How do I decode the year on a LANDING SCHOOL OF BOAT BUILDING HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. LANDING SCHOOL OF BOAT BUILDING built hulls across both HIN eras (1980–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.
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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, "LANDING SCHOOL OF BOAT BUILDING HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/lks, last verified 2026-06-12.