CRANBERRY ISLAND BOATYARD, INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with CIJ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to CRANBERRY ISLAND BOATYARD, INC of CRANBERRY ISLES, ME. 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
CIJ
Location
CRANBERRY ISLES, ME
In business
since 1985
Status
Listed active in USCG records
CRANBERRY ISLAND BOATYARD, INC hulls (1985–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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CRANBERRY ISLAND BOATYARD, INC HIN FAQ
What does a CRANBERRY ISLAND BOATYARD, INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "CIJ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to CRANBERRY ISLAND BOATYARD, INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. CRANBERRY ISLAND BOATYARD, INC hulls (1985–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is CRANBERRY ISLAND BOATYARD, INC still in business?
USCG records list CRANBERRY ISLAND BOATYARD, INC of CRANBERRY ISLES, ME in the MIC database (registered 1985).
How do I decode the year on a CRANBERRY ISLAND BOATYARD, INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. CRANBERRY ISLAND BOATYARD, INC hulls (1985–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, "CRANBERRY ISLAND BOATYARD, INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/cij, last verified 2026-06-12.