LOW COUNTRY FABRICATIONS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with LOC were assigned by the US Coast Guard to LOW COUNTRY FABRICATIONS of COLUMBIA, 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
LOC
Location
COLUMBIA, SC
In business
since 2014
Status
Listed active in USCG records
LOW COUNTRY FABRICATIONS hulls (2014–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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LOW COUNTRY FABRICATIONS HIN FAQ
What does a LOW COUNTRY FABRICATIONS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "LOC" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to LOW COUNTRY FABRICATIONS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. LOW COUNTRY FABRICATIONS hulls (2014–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is LOW COUNTRY FABRICATIONS still in business?
USCG records list LOW COUNTRY FABRICATIONS of COLUMBIA, SC in the MIC database (registered 2014).
How do I decode the year on a LOW COUNTRY FABRICATIONS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. LOW COUNTRY FABRICATIONS hulls (2014–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, "LOW COUNTRY FABRICATIONS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/loc, last verified 2026-06-12.