DARLING YACHTS INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with DRY were assigned by the US Coast Guard to DARLING YACHTS INC of JEFFERSONVILLE, IN. 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
DRY
Location
JEFFERSONVILLE, IN
In business
since 1993
Status
Listed active in USCG records
DARLING YACHTS INC hulls (1993–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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DARLING YACHTS INC HIN FAQ
What does a DARLING YACHTS INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "DRY" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to DARLING YACHTS INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. DARLING YACHTS INC hulls (1993–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is DARLING YACHTS INC still in business?
USCG records list DARLING YACHTS INC of JEFFERSONVILLE, IN in the MIC database (registered 1993).
How do I decode the year on a DARLING YACHTS INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. DARLING YACHTS INC hulls (1993–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, "DARLING YACHTS INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/dry, last verified 2026-06-12.