PALMETTO DUCK BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with CDK were assigned by the US Coast Guard to PALMETTO DUCK BOATS of FLORENCE, 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
CDK
Location
FLORENCE, SC
In business
since 2013
Status
Listed active in USCG records
PALMETTO DUCK BOATS hulls (2013–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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PALMETTO DUCK BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a PALMETTO DUCK BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "CDK" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to PALMETTO DUCK BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. PALMETTO DUCK BOATS hulls (2013–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is PALMETTO DUCK BOATS still in business?
USCG records list PALMETTO DUCK BOATS of FLORENCE, SC in the MIC database (registered 2013).
How do I decode the year on a PALMETTO DUCK BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. PALMETTO DUCK BOATS hulls (2013–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, "PALMETTO DUCK BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/cdk, last verified 2026-06-12.