NORTH AM FBRGLS MLDING HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with NAF were assigned by the US Coast Guard to NORTH AM FBRGLS MLDING of LONDON, ON. The company is recorded as out of business since 1997 — common for older hulls, and useful to know when hunting parts or records. Enter the full 12-character HIN below for build date, model year, and serial — free, no account.
MIC
NAF
Location
LONDON, ON
In business
since 1976
Status
Out of business (1997)
NORTH AM FBRGLS MLDING built hulls across both HIN eras (1976–1997): 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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NORTH AM FBRGLS MLDING HIN FAQ
What does a NORTH AM FBRGLS MLDING HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "NAF" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to NORTH AM FBRGLS MLDING — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. NORTH AM FBRGLS MLDING built hulls across both HIN eras (1976–1997): 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 NORTH AM FBRGLS MLDING still in business?
USCG records list NORTH AM FBRGLS MLDING as out of business since 1997. That's common for older hulls — the HIN still decodes normally, and the out-of-business date helps date the boat and guides parts-hunting toward salvage and owner groups rather than a dealer network.
How do I decode the year on a NORTH AM FBRGLS MLDING HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. NORTH AM FBRGLS MLDING built hulls across both HIN eras (1976–1997): 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, "NORTH AM FBRGLS MLDING HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/naf, last verified 2026-06-12.