RANGER CANOE COMPANY HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with RAN were assigned by the US Coast Guard to RANGER CANOE COMPANY of ASHLAND, NH. 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
RAN
Location
ASHLAND, NH
In business
since 1973
Status
Listed active in USCG records
RANGER CANOE COMPANY built hulls across both HIN eras (1973–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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RANGER CANOE COMPANY HIN FAQ
What does a RANGER CANOE COMPANY HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "RAN" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to RANGER CANOE COMPANY — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. RANGER CANOE COMPANY built hulls across both HIN eras (1973–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Is RANGER CANOE COMPANY still in business?
USCG records list RANGER CANOE COMPANY of ASHLAND, NH in the MIC database (registered 1973).
How do I decode the year on a RANGER CANOE COMPANY HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. RANGER CANOE COMPANY built hulls across both HIN eras (1973–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three. 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, "RANGER CANOE COMPANY HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ran, last verified 2026-06-12.