ADVANCED CRAFT HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with UDV were assigned by the US Coast Guard to ADVANCED CRAFT of CADILLAC, MI. 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
UDV
Location
CADILLAC, MI
In business
since 2007
Status
Listed active in USCG records
ADVANCED CRAFT 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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ADVANCED CRAFT HIN FAQ
What does a ADVANCED CRAFT HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "UDV" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to ADVANCED CRAFT — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. ADVANCED CRAFT 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 ADVANCED CRAFT still in business?
USCG records list ADVANCED CRAFT of CADILLAC, MI in the MIC database (registered 2007).
How do I decode the year on a ADVANCED CRAFT HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. ADVANCED CRAFT 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, "ADVANCED CRAFT HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/udv, last verified 2026-06-12.