OCEAN ALEXANDER MARINE HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with OAX were assigned by the US Coast Guard to OCEAN ALEXANDER MARINE 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
OAX
Location
SEATTLE, WA
In business
since 1987
Status
Listed active in USCG records
OCEAN ALEXANDER MARINE hulls (1987–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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OCEAN ALEXANDER MARINE HIN FAQ
What does a OCEAN ALEXANDER MARINE HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "OAX" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to OCEAN ALEXANDER MARINE — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. OCEAN ALEXANDER MARINE hulls (1987–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is OCEAN ALEXANDER MARINE still in business?
USCG records list OCEAN ALEXANDER MARINE of SEATTLE, WA in the MIC database (registered 1987).
How do I decode the year on a OCEAN ALEXANDER MARINE HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. OCEAN ALEXANDER MARINE hulls (1987–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, "OCEAN ALEXANDER MARINE HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/oax, last verified 2026-06-12.