CAROLINA CLASSIC BOATS INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with CAR were assigned by the US Coast Guard to CAROLINA CLASSIC BOATS INC of EDENTON, NC. 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
CAR
Location
EDENTON, NC
In business
since 1992
Status
Listed active in USCG records
CAROLINA CLASSIC BOATS INC hulls (1992–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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CAROLINA CLASSIC BOATS INC HIN FAQ
What does a CAROLINA CLASSIC BOATS INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "CAR" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to CAROLINA CLASSIC BOATS INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. CAROLINA CLASSIC BOATS INC hulls (1992–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is CAROLINA CLASSIC BOATS INC still in business?
USCG records list CAROLINA CLASSIC BOATS INC of EDENTON, NC in the MIC database (registered 1992).
How do I decode the year on a CAROLINA CLASSIC BOATS INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. CAROLINA CLASSIC BOATS INC hulls (1992–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, "CAROLINA CLASSIC BOATS INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/car, last verified 2026-06-12.