CLARK BOAT COMPANY HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with WDV were assigned by the US Coast Guard to CLARK BOAT COMPANY of BELLEVUE, IA. 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
WDV
Location
BELLEVUE, IA
In business
since 1985
Status
Listed active in USCG records
CLARK BOAT COMPANY hulls (1985–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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CLARK BOAT COMPANY HIN FAQ
What does a CLARK BOAT COMPANY HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "WDV" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to CLARK BOAT COMPANY — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. CLARK BOAT COMPANY hulls (1985–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is CLARK BOAT COMPANY still in business?
USCG records list CLARK BOAT COMPANY of BELLEVUE, IA in the MIC database (registered 1985).
How do I decode the year on a CLARK BOAT COMPANY HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. CLARK BOAT COMPANY hulls (1985–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, "CLARK BOAT COMPANY HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/wdv, last verified 2026-06-12.