MINNCRAFT BOATWORKS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with MBW were assigned by the US Coast Guard to MINNCRAFT BOATWORKS of FLORIDA CITY, FL. 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
MBW
Location
FLORIDA CITY, FL
In business
since 2016
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
MINNCRAFT BOATWORKS, LLC
MINNCRAFT BOATWORKS hulls (2016–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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MINNCRAFT BOATWORKS HIN FAQ
What does a MINNCRAFT BOATWORKS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "MBW" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to MINNCRAFT BOATWORKS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. MINNCRAFT BOATWORKS hulls (2016–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is MINNCRAFT BOATWORKS still in business?
USCG records list MINNCRAFT BOATWORKS of FLORIDA CITY, FL in the MIC database (registered 2016), associated with MINNCRAFT BOATWORKS, LLC.
How do I decode the year on a MINNCRAFT BOATWORKS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. MINNCRAFT BOATWORKS hulls (2016–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, "MINNCRAFT BOATWORKS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/mbw, last verified 2026-06-12.