WATERCAR INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with WAT were assigned by the US Coast Guard to WATERCAR INC of FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA. 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
WAT
Location
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA
In business
since 2014
Status
Listed active in USCG records
WATERCAR INC hulls (2014–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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WATERCAR INC HIN FAQ
What does a WATERCAR INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "WAT" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to WATERCAR INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. WATERCAR INC hulls (2014–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is WATERCAR INC still in business?
USCG records list WATERCAR INC of FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA in the MIC database (registered 2014).
How do I decode the year on a WATERCAR INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. WATERCAR INC hulls (2014–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, "WATERCAR INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/wat, last verified 2026-06-12.