OFFSHORE WEST INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with OBI were assigned by the US Coast Guard to OFFSHORE WEST INC of NEWPORT BEACH, CA. 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
OBI
Location
NEWPORT BEACH, CA
In business
since 2019
Status
Listed active in USCG records
OFFSHORE WEST INC hulls (2019–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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OFFSHORE WEST INC HIN FAQ
What does a OFFSHORE WEST INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "OBI" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to OFFSHORE WEST INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. OFFSHORE WEST INC hulls (2019–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is OFFSHORE WEST INC still in business?
USCG records list OFFSHORE WEST INC of NEWPORT BEACH, CA in the MIC database (registered 2019).
How do I decode the year on a OFFSHORE WEST INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. OFFSHORE WEST INC hulls (2019–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, "OFFSHORE WEST INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/obi, last verified 2026-06-12.