VIKING WELDING HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with VKN were assigned by the US Coast Guard to VIKING WELDING of KENSINGTON, NH. 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
VKN
Location
KENSINGTON, NH
In business
since 2003
Status
Listed active in USCG records
VIKING WELDING 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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VIKING WELDING HIN FAQ
What does a VIKING WELDING HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "VKN" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to VIKING WELDING — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. VIKING WELDING 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 VIKING WELDING still in business?
USCG records list VIKING WELDING of KENSINGTON, NH in the MIC database (registered 2003).
How do I decode the year on a VIKING WELDING HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. VIKING WELDING 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, "VIKING WELDING HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/vkn, last verified 2026-06-12.