MERRITT ISLAND BOAT WORKS INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with OAF were assigned by the US Coast Guard to MERRITT ISLAND BOAT WORKS INC of MERRITT ISLAND, 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
OAF
Location
MERRITT ISLAND, FL
In business
since 2015
Status
Listed active in USCG records
MERRITT ISLAND BOAT WORKS INC hulls (2015–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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MERRITT ISLAND BOAT WORKS INC HIN FAQ
What does a MERRITT ISLAND BOAT WORKS INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "OAF" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to MERRITT ISLAND BOAT WORKS INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. MERRITT ISLAND BOAT WORKS INC hulls (2015–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is MERRITT ISLAND BOAT WORKS INC still in business?
USCG records list MERRITT ISLAND BOAT WORKS INC of MERRITT ISLAND, FL in the MIC database (registered 2015).
How do I decode the year on a MERRITT ISLAND BOAT WORKS INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. MERRITT ISLAND BOAT WORKS INC hulls (2015–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, "MERRITT ISLAND BOAT WORKS INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/oaf, last verified 2026-06-12.