CLAYTON MARINA INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with CLN were assigned by the US Coast Guard to CLAYTON MARINA INC of RIDGE, MD. The company is recorded as out of business since 2001 — 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
CLN
Location
RIDGE, MD
In business
since 1984
Status
Out of business (2001)
CLAYTON MARINA INC built hulls across both HIN eras (1984–2001): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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CLAYTON MARINA INC HIN FAQ
What does a CLAYTON MARINA INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "CLN" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to CLAYTON MARINA INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. CLAYTON MARINA INC built hulls across both HIN eras (1984–2001): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Is CLAYTON MARINA INC still in business?
USCG records list CLAYTON MARINA INC as out of business since 2001. 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 CLAYTON MARINA INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. CLAYTON MARINA INC built hulls across both HIN eras (1984–2001): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three. 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, "CLAYTON MARINA INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/cln, last verified 2026-06-12.