ALUCAT CATAMARANS USA HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with AFU were assigned by the US Coast Guard to ALUCAT CATAMARANS USA of BOYNTON BEACH, FL. 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
AFU
Location
BOYNTON BEACH, FL
In business
since 2018
Status
Listed active in USCG records
ALUCAT CATAMARANS USA hulls (2018–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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ALUCAT CATAMARANS USA HIN FAQ
What does a ALUCAT CATAMARANS USA HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "AFU" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to ALUCAT CATAMARANS USA — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. ALUCAT CATAMARANS USA hulls (2018–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is ALUCAT CATAMARANS USA still in business?
USCG records list ALUCAT CATAMARANS USA of BOYNTON BEACH, FL in the MIC database (registered 2018).
How do I decode the year on a ALUCAT CATAMARANS USA HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. ALUCAT CATAMARANS USA hulls (2018–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, "ALUCAT CATAMARANS USA HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/afu, last verified 2026-06-12.