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Success! FKVAR381B494 is of the standard HIN type called Current-Format HIN. If you are buying this boat/craft then you should get the Boat-Alert History for 19.99$ from this certified boat history report provider.

FKV = Finestkind Boat Yard (Out of Business)
AR381 = Boat Serial Number
B4 = Manufactured February 1994
94 = Model year 1994

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The HIN or CIN you have entered meets the Current-Format HIN format. It might also be a type that contains the country code and thus the boat comes from USA or Other . The serial number of the HIN is AR381 and is set by the boat builder. This boat or vessel has a Certification Date of (1994) and a Model Year of 1994 with month of build (February) based on the formatting of your hull_identification_number (HIN) .

The manufacturer identification code (MIC) of your craft identification number (CIN or HIN) is FKV. This MIC (FKV) stands for the company name Finestkind Boat Yard which is currently Out of Business. This boat manufacturer has other company names (FKV sometimes goes by these name(s) , , , or ). This could happen if the US Coast Guard reissued the MIC to a new company after one went out of business.

This company (Finestkind Boat Yard) is owned by Mark Hubbard and is located at 11 Bristol Way in South Harpswell state of Me. It manufactured this vessel and placed your HIN or CIN on the hull. This Boat maker is not owned by a parent company. Finestkind Boat Yard has started making boats, yachts or other watercraft as of 12/16/1993 and went out of business on (7/23/2013) in the following country: USA.

The Model Name is ARI for this Finestkind Boat Yard (FKVAR381B494).
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The US Coast guard provides this comment about this watercraft manufacturer: Builds Custom 38' Sportfisherman, Diesel Powered And Subchapter T Boats 082206, Ajk, Same Site But New '911' Address; Old Address Rr1 Box 438, South Harpswell, Me 04079. 072313 (rdh) Poc Mark Hubbard Declared Fkv Inactive During Telcon To Schedule Next Rbfcp Visit. No Recreational Boats Have Been Built By Fkv Since Receiving A Mic In 1993..

UsedHINFKVAR381B494
IsValidYes
IsValidMICYes
HINTypeCurrent
SerialNoAR381
ModelNameARI
Year1994
IsStateIssuedNo
CompanyFinestkind Boat Yard
CompanyStatusOut of Business
CompanyAddressSouth Harpswell Me 11 Bristol Way
WebsiteWww.fkby.com

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We searched for the Official Documentation Number and found 1030041 (click to see more)
We searched the Official Transport Canada database and FKVAR381B494 did not have a match.

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