CATAMARAN CRUISERS (DBA) HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with ARB were assigned by the US Coast Guard to CATAMARAN CRUISERS (DBA) of COLUMBIA, TN. 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
ARB
Location
COLUMBIA, TN
In business
since 1989
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
AMERICAN REDI-BILT INC
CATAMARAN CRUISERS (DBA) hulls (1989–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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CATAMARAN CRUISERS (DBA) HIN FAQ
What does a CATAMARAN CRUISERS (DBA) HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "ARB" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to CATAMARAN CRUISERS (DBA) — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. CATAMARAN CRUISERS (DBA) hulls (1989–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is CATAMARAN CRUISERS (DBA) still in business?
USCG records list CATAMARAN CRUISERS (DBA) of COLUMBIA, TN in the MIC database (registered 1989), associated with AMERICAN REDI-BILT INC.
How do I decode the year on a CATAMARAN CRUISERS (DBA) HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. CATAMARAN CRUISERS (DBA) hulls (1989–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, "CATAMARAN CRUISERS (DBA) HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/arb, last verified 2026-06-12.