OLD SPICE BOAT BUILDING HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with OSV were assigned by the US Coast Guard to OLD SPICE BOAT BUILDING of CHUGIAK, AK. The company is recorded as out of business since 2008 — common for older hulls, and useful to know when hunting parts or records. Enter the full 12-character HIN below for build date, model year, and serial — free, no account.
MIC
OSV
Location
CHUGIAK, AK
In business
since 1992
Status
Out of business (2008)
OLD SPICE BOAT BUILDING hulls (1992–2008) 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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OLD SPICE BOAT BUILDING HIN FAQ
What does a OLD SPICE BOAT BUILDING HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "OSV" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to OLD SPICE BOAT BUILDING — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. OLD SPICE BOAT BUILDING hulls (1992–2008) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is OLD SPICE BOAT BUILDING still in business?
USCG records list OLD SPICE BOAT BUILDING as out of business since 2008. That's common for older hulls — the HIN still decodes normally, and the out-of-business date helps date the boat and guides parts-hunting toward salvage and owner groups rather than a dealer network.
How do I decode the year on a OLD SPICE BOAT BUILDING HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. OLD SPICE BOAT BUILDING hulls (1992–2008) 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, "OLD SPICE BOAT BUILDING HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/osv, last verified 2026-06-12.