NORTH BROOKLIN BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with OGW were assigned by the US Coast Guard to NORTH BROOKLIN BOATS of BROOKLIN, ME. 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
OGW
Location
BROOKLIN, ME
In business
since 2006
Status
Listed active in USCG records
NORTH BROOKLIN BOATS hulls (2006–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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NORTH BROOKLIN BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a NORTH BROOKLIN BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "OGW" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to NORTH BROOKLIN BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. NORTH BROOKLIN BOATS hulls (2006–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is NORTH BROOKLIN BOATS still in business?
USCG records list NORTH BROOKLIN BOATS of BROOKLIN, ME in the MIC database (registered 2006).
How do I decode the year on a NORTH BROOKLIN BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. NORTH BROOKLIN BOATS hulls (2006–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, "NORTH BROOKLIN BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ogw, last verified 2026-06-12.