CAPRI SAILBOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with CPS were assigned by the US Coast Guard to CAPRI SAILBOATS of LARGO, FL. 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
CPS
Location
LARGO, FL
In business
since 1972
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
CATALINA YACHTS
CAPRI SAILBOATS built hulls across both HIN eras (1972–present): 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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CAPRI SAILBOATS HIN FAQ
What does a CAPRI SAILBOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "CPS" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to CAPRI SAILBOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. CAPRI SAILBOATS built hulls across both HIN eras (1972–present): 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 CAPRI SAILBOATS still in business?
USCG records list CAPRI SAILBOATS of LARGO, FL in the MIC database (registered 1972), associated with CATALINA YACHTS.
How do I decode the year on a CAPRI SAILBOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. CAPRI SAILBOATS built hulls across both HIN eras (1972–present): 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, "CAPRI SAILBOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/cps, last verified 2026-06-12.