PUERTO RICO WAVE BOAT HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with PRW were assigned by the US Coast Guard to PUERTO RICO WAVE BOAT of CAGUAS, PR. 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
PRW
Location
CAGUAS, PR
In business
since 2017
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
SEALVER
PUERTO RICO WAVE BOAT hulls (2017–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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PUERTO RICO WAVE BOAT HIN FAQ
What does a PUERTO RICO WAVE BOAT HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "PRW" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to PUERTO RICO WAVE BOAT — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. PUERTO RICO WAVE BOAT hulls (2017–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is PUERTO RICO WAVE BOAT still in business?
USCG records list PUERTO RICO WAVE BOAT of CAGUAS, PR in the MIC database (registered 2017), associated with SEALVER.
How do I decode the year on a PUERTO RICO WAVE BOAT HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. PUERTO RICO WAVE BOAT hulls (2017–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, "PUERTO RICO WAVE BOAT HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/prw, last verified 2026-06-12.