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