THE DOWNRIVER BOATWORKS LTD HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with VDN were assigned by the US Coast Guard to THE DOWNRIVER BOATWORKS LTD of LINCOLN PARK, 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
VDN
Location
LINCOLN PARK, MI
In business
since 2004
Status
Listed active in USCG records
THE DOWNRIVER BOATWORKS LTD hulls (2004–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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THE DOWNRIVER BOATWORKS LTD HIN FAQ
What does a THE DOWNRIVER BOATWORKS LTD HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "VDN" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to THE DOWNRIVER BOATWORKS LTD — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. THE DOWNRIVER BOATWORKS LTD hulls (2004–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is THE DOWNRIVER BOATWORKS LTD still in business?
USCG records list THE DOWNRIVER BOATWORKS LTD of LINCOLN PARK, MI in the MIC database (registered 2004).
How do I decode the year on a THE DOWNRIVER BOATWORKS LTD HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. THE DOWNRIVER BOATWORKS LTD hulls (2004–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, "THE DOWNRIVER BOATWORKS LTD HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/vdn, last verified 2026-06-12.