JUAN DE FUCA INTERNATIONAL HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with EAT were assigned by the US Coast Guard to JUAN DE FUCA INTERNATIONAL of CARSON CITY, NV. The company is recorded as out of business since 2002 — common for older hulls, and useful to know when hunting parts or records. Enter the full 12-character HIN below for build date, model year, and serial — free, no account.
MIC
EAT
Location
CARSON CITY, NV
In business
since 1998
Status
Out of business (2002)
JUAN DE FUCA INTERNATIONAL hulls (1998–2002) 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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JUAN DE FUCA INTERNATIONAL HIN FAQ
What does a JUAN DE FUCA INTERNATIONAL HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "EAT" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to JUAN DE FUCA INTERNATIONAL — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. JUAN DE FUCA INTERNATIONAL hulls (1998–2002) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is JUAN DE FUCA INTERNATIONAL still in business?
USCG records list JUAN DE FUCA INTERNATIONAL as out of business since 2002. That's common for older hulls — the HIN still decodes normally, and the out-of-business date helps date the boat and guides parts-hunting toward salvage and owner groups rather than a dealer network.
How do I decode the year on a JUAN DE FUCA INTERNATIONAL HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. JUAN DE FUCA INTERNATIONAL hulls (1998–2002) 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, "JUAN DE FUCA INTERNATIONAL HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/eat, last verified 2026-06-12.