WELDCRAFT MARINE INDUSTRIES HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with WCD were assigned by the US Coast Guard to WELDCRAFT MARINE INDUSTRIES of CLARKSTON, WA. 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
WCD
Location
CLARKSTON, WA
In business
since 1973
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
RENAISSANCE MARINE GROUP INC
WELDCRAFT MARINE INDUSTRIES built hulls across both HIN eras (1973–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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WELDCRAFT MARINE INDUSTRIES HIN FAQ
What does a WELDCRAFT MARINE INDUSTRIES HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "WCD" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to WELDCRAFT MARINE INDUSTRIES — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. WELDCRAFT MARINE INDUSTRIES built hulls across both HIN eras (1973–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Is WELDCRAFT MARINE INDUSTRIES still in business?
USCG records list WELDCRAFT MARINE INDUSTRIES of CLARKSTON, WA in the MIC database (registered 1973), associated with RENAISSANCE MARINE GROUP INC.
How do I decode the year on a WELDCRAFT MARINE INDUSTRIES HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. WELDCRAFT MARINE INDUSTRIES built hulls across both HIN eras (1973–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three. 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, "WELDCRAFT MARINE INDUSTRIES HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/wcd, last verified 2026-06-12.