TRACY'S CUSTOM RIVERBOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with VDE were assigned by the US Coast Guard to TRACY'S CUSTOM RIVERBOATS of NEWAYGO, 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
VDE
Location
NEWAYGO, MI
In business
since 2003
Status
Listed active in USCG records
TRACY'S CUSTOM RIVERBOATS hulls (2003–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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TRACY'S CUSTOM RIVERBOATS HIN FAQ
What does a TRACY'S CUSTOM RIVERBOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "VDE" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to TRACY'S CUSTOM RIVERBOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. TRACY'S CUSTOM RIVERBOATS hulls (2003–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is TRACY'S CUSTOM RIVERBOATS still in business?
USCG records list TRACY'S CUSTOM RIVERBOATS of NEWAYGO, MI in the MIC database (registered 2003).
How do I decode the year on a TRACY'S CUSTOM RIVERBOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. TRACY'S CUSTOM RIVERBOATS hulls (2003–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, "TRACY'S CUSTOM RIVERBOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/vde, last verified 2026-06-12.