ONE WAY WELDING HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with OWY were assigned by the US Coast Guard to ONE WAY WELDING of HOMER, AK. The company is recorded as out of business since 2011 — 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
OWY
Location
HOMER, AK
In business
since 2006
Status
Out of business (2011)
ONE WAY WELDING hulls (2006–2011) 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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ONE WAY WELDING HIN FAQ
What does a ONE WAY WELDING HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "OWY" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to ONE WAY WELDING — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. ONE WAY WELDING hulls (2006–2011) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is ONE WAY WELDING still in business?
USCG records list ONE WAY WELDING as out of business since 2011. 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 ONE WAY WELDING HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. ONE WAY WELDING hulls (2006–2011) 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, "ONE WAY WELDING HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/owy, last verified 2026-06-12.