NAUTIQUE BOAT COMPANY INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with CTC were assigned by the US Coast Guard to NAUTIQUE BOAT COMPANY INC of ORLANDO, 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
CTC
Location
ORLANDO, FL
In business
since 1972
Status
Listed active in USCG records
NAUTIQUE BOAT COMPANY INC 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.
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NAUTIQUE BOAT COMPANY INC HIN FAQ
What does a NAUTIQUE BOAT COMPANY INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "CTC" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to NAUTIQUE BOAT COMPANY INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. NAUTIQUE BOAT COMPANY INC 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 NAUTIQUE BOAT COMPANY INC still in business?
USCG records list NAUTIQUE BOAT COMPANY INC of ORLANDO, FL in the MIC database (registered 1972).
How do I decode the year on a NAUTIQUE BOAT COMPANY INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. NAUTIQUE BOAT COMPANY INC 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, "NAUTIQUE BOAT COMPANY INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ctc, last verified 2026-06-12.