WELDBILT COMMERCIAL BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with WDB were assigned by the US Coast Guard to WELDBILT COMMERCIAL BOATS of ALEXANDER, AR. The company is recorded as out of business since 2018 — common for older hulls, and useful to know when hunting parts or records. Enter the full 12-character HIN below for build date, model year, and serial — free, no account.
MIC
WDB
Location
ALEXANDER, AR
In business
since 1988
Status
Out of business (2018)
WELDBILT COMMERCIAL BOATS hulls (1988–2018) 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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WELDBILT COMMERCIAL BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a WELDBILT COMMERCIAL BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "WDB" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to WELDBILT COMMERCIAL BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. WELDBILT COMMERCIAL BOATS hulls (1988–2018) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is WELDBILT COMMERCIAL BOATS still in business?
USCG records list WELDBILT COMMERCIAL BOATS as out of business since 2018. That's common for older hulls — the HIN still decodes normally, and the out-of-business date helps date the boat and guides parts-hunting toward salvage and owner groups rather than a dealer network.
How do I decode the year on a WELDBILT COMMERCIAL BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. WELDBILT COMMERCIAL BOATS hulls (1988–2018) 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, "WELDBILT COMMERCIAL BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/wdb, last verified 2026-06-12.