WEST BAY BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with WGX were assigned by the US Coast Guard to WEST BAY BOATS of STEUBEN, ME. 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
WGX
Location
STEUBEN, ME
In business
since 1994
Status
Listed active in USCG records
WEST BAY BOATS hulls (1994–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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WEST BAY BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a WEST BAY BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "WGX" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to WEST BAY BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. WEST BAY BOATS hulls (1994–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is WEST BAY BOATS still in business?
USCG records list WEST BAY BOATS of STEUBEN, ME in the MIC database (registered 1994).
How do I decode the year on a WEST BAY BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. WEST BAY BOATS hulls (1994–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, "WEST BAY BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/wgx, last verified 2026-06-12.