PETER WELCH'S CUSTOM BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with PWC were assigned by the US Coast Guard to PETER WELCH'S CUSTOM BOATS of PUNTA GORDA, FL. 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
PWC
Location
PUNTA GORDA, FL
In business
since 2010
Status
Listed active in USCG records
PETER WELCH'S CUSTOM BOATS hulls (2010–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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PETER WELCH'S CUSTOM BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a PETER WELCH'S CUSTOM BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "PWC" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to PETER WELCH'S CUSTOM BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. PETER WELCH'S CUSTOM BOATS hulls (2010–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is PETER WELCH'S CUSTOM BOATS still in business?
USCG records list PETER WELCH'S CUSTOM BOATS of PUNTA GORDA, FL in the MIC database (registered 2010).
How do I decode the year on a PETER WELCH'S CUSTOM BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. PETER WELCH'S CUSTOM BOATS hulls (2010–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, "PETER WELCH'S CUSTOM BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/pwc, last verified 2026-06-12.