HC COMPOSITES LLC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with EPY were assigned by the US Coast Guard to HC COMPOSITES LLC of TARBORO, 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
EPY
Location
TARBORO, NC
In business
since 1997
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
HC COMPOSITES LLC
HC COMPOSITES LLC hulls (1997–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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HC COMPOSITES LLC HIN FAQ
What does a HC COMPOSITES LLC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "EPY" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to HC COMPOSITES LLC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. HC COMPOSITES LLC hulls (1997–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is HC COMPOSITES LLC still in business?
USCG records list HC COMPOSITES LLC of TARBORO, NC in the MIC database (registered 1997), associated with HC COMPOSITES LLC.
How do I decode the year on a HC COMPOSITES LLC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. HC COMPOSITES LLC hulls (1997–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, "HC COMPOSITES LLC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/epy, last verified 2026-06-12.