PUFFIN BOATS LLC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with PUF were assigned by the US Coast Guard to PUFFIN BOATS LLC of HAMPDEN, 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
PUF
Location
HAMPDEN, ME
In business
since 2013
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
HAMLIN'S MARINA
PUFFIN BOATS LLC hulls (2013–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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PUFFIN BOATS LLC HIN FAQ
What does a PUFFIN BOATS LLC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "PUF" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to PUFFIN BOATS LLC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. PUFFIN BOATS LLC hulls (2013–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is PUFFIN BOATS LLC still in business?
USCG records list PUFFIN BOATS LLC of HAMPDEN, ME in the MIC database (registered 2013), associated with HAMLIN'S MARINA.
How do I decode the year on a PUFFIN BOATS LLC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. PUFFIN BOATS LLC hulls (2013–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, "PUFFIN BOATS LLC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/puf, last verified 2026-06-12.