ECRAFT YACHTS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with CEL were assigned by the US Coast Guard to ECRAFT YACHTS of PORTSMOUTH, RI. 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
CEL
Location
PORTSMOUTH, RI
In business
since 2013
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
CAY ELECTRONICS INC
ECRAFT YACHTS 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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ECRAFT YACHTS HIN FAQ
What does a ECRAFT YACHTS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "CEL" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to ECRAFT YACHTS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. ECRAFT YACHTS 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 ECRAFT YACHTS still in business?
USCG records list ECRAFT YACHTS of PORTSMOUTH, RI in the MIC database (registered 2013), associated with CAY ELECTRONICS INC.
How do I decode the year on a ECRAFT YACHTS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. ECRAFT YACHTS 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, "ECRAFT YACHTS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/cel, last verified 2026-06-12.