COSTA CAROLINA CUSTOM PANGAS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with CCU were assigned by the US Coast Guard to COSTA CAROLINA CUSTOM PANGAS of SULLIVAN'S ISLAND, SC. 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
CCU
Location
SULLIVAN'S ISLAND, SC
In business
since 2018
Status
Listed active in USCG records
COSTA CAROLINA CUSTOM PANGAS 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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COSTA CAROLINA CUSTOM PANGAS HIN FAQ
What does a COSTA CAROLINA CUSTOM PANGAS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "CCU" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to COSTA CAROLINA CUSTOM PANGAS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. COSTA CAROLINA CUSTOM PANGAS 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 COSTA CAROLINA CUSTOM PANGAS still in business?
USCG records list COSTA CAROLINA CUSTOM PANGAS of SULLIVAN'S ISLAND, SC in the MIC database (registered 2018).
How do I decode the year on a COSTA CAROLINA CUSTOM PANGAS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. COSTA CAROLINA CUSTOM PANGAS 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, "COSTA CAROLINA CUSTOM PANGAS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ccu, last verified 2026-06-12.