CARBON OCEAN YACHTS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with COW were assigned by the US Coast Guard to CARBON OCEAN YACHTS of BRISTOL, 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
COW
Location
BRISTOL, RI
In business
since 2010
Status
Listed active in USCG records
CARBON OCEAN YACHTS hulls (2010–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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CARBON OCEAN YACHTS HIN FAQ
What does a CARBON OCEAN YACHTS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "COW" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to CARBON OCEAN YACHTS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. CARBON OCEAN YACHTS hulls (2010–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is CARBON OCEAN YACHTS still in business?
USCG records list CARBON OCEAN YACHTS of BRISTOL, RI in the MIC database (registered 2010).
How do I decode the year on a CARBON OCEAN YACHTS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. CARBON OCEAN YACHTS hulls (2010–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, "CARBON OCEAN YACHTS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/cow, last verified 2026-06-12.