WEDCO INDUSTRIES LTD HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with WED were assigned by the US Coast Guard to WEDCO INDUSTRIES LTD of VERDUN, QC. 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
WED
Location
VERDUN, QC
In business
since 1973
Status
Listed active in USCG records
WEDCO INDUSTRIES LTD 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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WEDCO INDUSTRIES LTD HIN FAQ
What does a WEDCO INDUSTRIES LTD HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "WED" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to WEDCO INDUSTRIES LTD — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. WEDCO INDUSTRIES LTD 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 WEDCO INDUSTRIES LTD still in business?
USCG records list WEDCO INDUSTRIES LTD of VERDUN, QC in the MIC database (registered 1973).
How do I decode the year on a WEDCO INDUSTRIES LTD HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. WEDCO INDUSTRIES LTD 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, "WEDCO INDUSTRIES LTD HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/wed, last verified 2026-06-12.