MRB ILLUSTRATIONS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with MIL were assigned by the US Coast Guard to MRB ILLUSTRATIONS of FRANKLINVILLE, NJ. 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
MIL
Location
FRANKLINVILLE, NJ
In business
since 2012
Status
Listed active in USCG records
MRB ILLUSTRATIONS hulls (2012–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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MRB ILLUSTRATIONS HIN FAQ
What does a MRB ILLUSTRATIONS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "MIL" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to MRB ILLUSTRATIONS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. MRB ILLUSTRATIONS hulls (2012–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is MRB ILLUSTRATIONS still in business?
USCG records list MRB ILLUSTRATIONS of FRANKLINVILLE, NJ in the MIC database (registered 2012).
How do I decode the year on a MRB ILLUSTRATIONS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. MRB ILLUSTRATIONS hulls (2012–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, "MRB ILLUSTRATIONS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/mil, last verified 2026-06-12.