LOWELLS BOAT SHOP INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with LMR were assigned by the US Coast Guard to LOWELLS BOAT SHOP INC of AMESBURY, MA. 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
LMR
Location
AMESBURY, MA
In business
since 1977
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
LOWELL'S BOAT SHOP TRUST
LOWELLS BOAT SHOP INC built hulls across both HIN eras (1977–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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LOWELLS BOAT SHOP INC HIN FAQ
What does a LOWELLS BOAT SHOP INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "LMR" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to LOWELLS BOAT SHOP INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. LOWELLS BOAT SHOP INC built hulls across both HIN eras (1977–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 LOWELLS BOAT SHOP INC still in business?
USCG records list LOWELLS BOAT SHOP INC of AMESBURY, MA in the MIC database (registered 1977), associated with LOWELL'S BOAT SHOP TRUST.
How do I decode the year on a LOWELLS BOAT SHOP INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. LOWELLS BOAT SHOP INC built hulls across both HIN eras (1977–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, "LOWELLS BOAT SHOP INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/lmr, last verified 2026-06-12.