VELOCITY POWERBOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with VPW were assigned by the US Coast Guard to VELOCITY POWERBOATS of TAMPA, FL. 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
VPW
Location
TAMPA, FL
In business
since 2013
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
EXCELLENCE MARINE INC
VELOCITY POWERBOATS hulls (2013–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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VELOCITY POWERBOATS HIN FAQ
What does a VELOCITY POWERBOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "VPW" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to VELOCITY POWERBOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. VELOCITY POWERBOATS hulls (2013–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is VELOCITY POWERBOATS still in business?
USCG records list VELOCITY POWERBOATS of TAMPA, FL in the MIC database (registered 2013), associated with EXCELLENCE MARINE INC.
How do I decode the year on a VELOCITY POWERBOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. VELOCITY POWERBOATS hulls (2013–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, "VELOCITY POWERBOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/vpw, last verified 2026-06-12.