TERN BOAT SALVAGE HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with TEN were assigned by the US Coast Guard to TERN BOAT SALVAGE of KENT, WA. 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
TEN
Location
KENT, WA
In business
since 2007
Status
Listed active in USCG records
TERN BOAT SALVAGE hulls (2007–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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TERN BOAT SALVAGE HIN FAQ
What does a TERN BOAT SALVAGE HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "TEN" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to TERN BOAT SALVAGE — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. TERN BOAT SALVAGE hulls (2007–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is TERN BOAT SALVAGE still in business?
USCG records list TERN BOAT SALVAGE of KENT, WA in the MIC database (registered 2007).
How do I decode the year on a TERN BOAT SALVAGE HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. TERN BOAT SALVAGE hulls (2007–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, "TERN BOAT SALVAGE HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ten, last verified 2026-06-12.