EAST COAST SAILBOATS INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with EBE were assigned by the US Coast Guard to EAST COAST SAILBOATS INC of SOUTHERN SHORES, NC. 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
EBE
Location
SOUTHERN SHORES, NC
In business
since 2017
Status
Listed active in USCG records
EAST COAST SAILBOATS INC hulls (2017–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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EAST COAST SAILBOATS INC HIN FAQ
What does a EAST COAST SAILBOATS INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "EBE" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to EAST COAST SAILBOATS INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. EAST COAST SAILBOATS INC hulls (2017–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is EAST COAST SAILBOATS INC still in business?
USCG records list EAST COAST SAILBOATS INC of SOUTHERN SHORES, NC in the MIC database (registered 2017).
How do I decode the year on a EAST COAST SAILBOATS INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. EAST COAST SAILBOATS INC hulls (2017–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, "EAST COAST SAILBOATS INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ebe, last verified 2026-06-12.