LOWE BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with LWC were assigned by the US Coast Guard to LOWE BOATS of LEBANON, MO. 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
LWC
Location
LEBANON, MO
In business
since 2004
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
BRUNSWICK
LOWE BOATS 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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LOWE BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a LOWE BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "LWC" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to LOWE BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. LOWE BOATS 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 LOWE BOATS still in business?
USCG records list LOWE BOATS of LEBANON, MO in the MIC database (registered 2004), associated with BRUNSWICK.
How do I decode the year on a LOWE BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. LOWE BOATS 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, "LOWE BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/lwc, last verified 2026-06-12.