RICKS FIBERGLAS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with RFV were assigned by the US Coast Guard to RICKS FIBERGLAS of LAKE WORTH, 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
RFV
Location
LAKE WORTH, FL
In business
since 1991
Status
Listed active in USCG records
RICKS FIBERGLAS hulls (1991–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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RICKS FIBERGLAS HIN FAQ
What does a RICKS FIBERGLAS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "RFV" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to RICKS FIBERGLAS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. RICKS FIBERGLAS hulls (1991–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is RICKS FIBERGLAS still in business?
USCG records list RICKS FIBERGLAS of LAKE WORTH, FL in the MIC database (registered 1991).
How do I decode the year on a RICKS FIBERGLAS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. RICKS FIBERGLAS hulls (1991–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, "RICKS FIBERGLAS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/rfv, last verified 2026-06-12.