CAPE COD SHIPBUILDG CO HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with CAC were assigned by the US Coast Guard to CAPE COD SHIPBUILDG CO of WAREHAM, MA. 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
CAC
Location
WAREHAM, MA
In business
since 1972
Status
Listed active in USCG records
CAPE COD SHIPBUILDG CO built hulls across both HIN eras (1972–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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CAPE COD SHIPBUILDG CO HIN FAQ
What does a CAPE COD SHIPBUILDG CO HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "CAC" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to CAPE COD SHIPBUILDG CO — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. CAPE COD SHIPBUILDG CO built hulls across both HIN eras (1972–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 CAPE COD SHIPBUILDG CO still in business?
USCG records list CAPE COD SHIPBUILDG CO of WAREHAM, MA in the MIC database (registered 1972).
How do I decode the year on a CAPE COD SHIPBUILDG CO HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. CAPE COD SHIPBUILDG CO built hulls across both HIN eras (1972–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, "CAPE COD SHIPBUILDG CO HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/cac, last verified 2026-06-12.