NORTHWIND MARINE, INC. HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with NWP were assigned by the US Coast Guard to NORTHWIND MARINE, INC. of SEATTLE, WA. 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
NWP
Location
SEATTLE, WA
In business
since 1995
Status
Listed active in USCG records
NORTHWIND MARINE, INC. hulls (1995–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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NORTHWIND MARINE, INC. HIN FAQ
What does a NORTHWIND MARINE, INC. HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "NWP" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to NORTHWIND MARINE, INC. — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. NORTHWIND MARINE, INC. hulls (1995–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is NORTHWIND MARINE, INC. still in business?
USCG records list NORTHWIND MARINE, INC. of SEATTLE, WA in the MIC database (registered 1995).
How do I decode the year on a NORTHWIND MARINE, INC. HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. NORTHWIND MARINE, INC. hulls (1995–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, "NORTHWIND MARINE, INC. HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/nwp, last verified 2026-06-12.