EXCEL MARINE HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with EXX were assigned by the US Coast Guard to EXCEL MARINE of MCQUEENY, TX. 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
EXX
Location
MCQUEENY, TX
In business
since 2017
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
EXCEL MARINE LLC
EXCEL MARINE 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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EXCEL MARINE HIN FAQ
What does a EXCEL MARINE HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "EXX" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to EXCEL MARINE — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. EXCEL MARINE 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 EXCEL MARINE still in business?
USCG records list EXCEL MARINE of MCQUEENY, TX in the MIC database (registered 2017), associated with EXCEL MARINE LLC.
How do I decode the year on a EXCEL MARINE HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. EXCEL MARINE 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, "EXCEL MARINE HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/exx, last verified 2026-06-12.