WAVE BOATS LLC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with WBL were assigned by the US Coast Guard to WAVE BOATS LLC of FORT LAUDERDALE, 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
WBL
Location
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL
In business
since 2011
Status
Listed active in USCG records
WAVE BOATS LLC hulls (2011–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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WAVE BOATS LLC HIN FAQ
What does a WAVE BOATS LLC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "WBL" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to WAVE BOATS LLC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. WAVE BOATS LLC hulls (2011–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is WAVE BOATS LLC still in business?
USCG records list WAVE BOATS LLC of FORT LAUDERDALE, FL in the MIC database (registered 2011).
How do I decode the year on a WAVE BOATS LLC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. WAVE BOATS LLC hulls (2011–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, "WAVE BOATS LLC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/wbl, last verified 2026-06-12.