CAPE DORY YACHTS INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with CDN were assigned by the US Coast Guard to CAPE DORY YACHTS INC of AMITYVILLE, NY. The company is recorded as out of business since 1997 — common for older hulls, and useful to know when hunting parts or records. Enter the full 12-character HIN below for build date, model year, and serial — free, no account.
MIC
CDN
Location
AMITYVILLE, NY
In business
since 1992
Status
Out of business (1997)
Parent company
NEWPORT SHIPYARDS CORP
CAPE DORY YACHTS INC hulls (1992–1997) 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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CAPE DORY YACHTS INC HIN FAQ
What does a CAPE DORY YACHTS INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "CDN" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to CAPE DORY YACHTS INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. CAPE DORY YACHTS INC hulls (1992–1997) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is CAPE DORY YACHTS INC still in business?
USCG records list CAPE DORY YACHTS INC as out of business since 1997 (associated with NEWPORT SHIPYARDS CORP). That's common for older hulls — the HIN still decodes normally, and the out-of-business date helps date the boat and guides parts-hunting toward salvage and owner groups rather than a dealer network.
How do I decode the year on a CAPE DORY YACHTS INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. CAPE DORY YACHTS INC hulls (1992–1997) 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, "CAPE DORY YACHTS INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/cdn, last verified 2026-06-12.