RIVER CITY VENTURES HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with RCV were assigned by the US Coast Guard to RIVER CITY VENTURES of FORT WAYNE, IN. 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
RCV
Location
FORT WAYNE, IN
In business
since 2017
Status
Listed active in USCG records
RIVER CITY VENTURES 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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RIVER CITY VENTURES HIN FAQ
What does a RIVER CITY VENTURES HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "RCV" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to RIVER CITY VENTURES — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. RIVER CITY VENTURES 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 RIVER CITY VENTURES still in business?
USCG records list RIVER CITY VENTURES of FORT WAYNE, IN in the MIC database (registered 2017).
How do I decode the year on a RIVER CITY VENTURES HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. RIVER CITY VENTURES 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, "RIVER CITY VENTURES HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/rcv, last verified 2026-06-12.