ROUGH POINT BOATWORKS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with RPW were assigned by the US Coast Guard to ROUGH POINT BOATWORKS of BEAUFORT, NC. 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
RPW
Location
BEAUFORT, NC
In business
since 2016
Status
Listed active in USCG records
ROUGH POINT BOATWORKS hulls (2016–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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ROUGH POINT BOATWORKS HIN FAQ
What does a ROUGH POINT BOATWORKS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "RPW" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to ROUGH POINT BOATWORKS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. ROUGH POINT BOATWORKS hulls (2016–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is ROUGH POINT BOATWORKS still in business?
USCG records list ROUGH POINT BOATWORKS of BEAUFORT, NC in the MIC database (registered 2016).
How do I decode the year on a ROUGH POINT BOATWORKS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. ROUGH POINT BOATWORKS hulls (2016–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, "ROUGH POINT BOATWORKS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/rpw, last verified 2026-06-12.