COASTAL CAT CRUISERS HIN Decoder

Hull Identification Numbers beginning with FZX were assigned by the US Coast Guard to COASTAL CAT CRUISERS of CAPE CORAL, FL. 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

FZX

Location

CAPE CORAL, FL

In business

since 1998

Status

Listed active in USCG records

COASTAL CAT CRUISERS hulls (1998–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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COASTAL CAT CRUISERS HIN FAQ

What does a COASTAL CAT CRUISERS HIN look like?

It starts with the three characters "FZX" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to COASTAL CAT CRUISERS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. COASTAL CAT CRUISERS hulls (1998–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.

Is COASTAL CAT CRUISERS still in business?

USCG records list COASTAL CAT CRUISERS of CAPE CORAL, FL in the MIC database (registered 1998).

How do I decode the year on a COASTAL CAT CRUISERS HIN?

On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. COASTAL CAT CRUISERS hulls (1998–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, "COASTAL CAT CRUISERS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/fzx, last verified 2026-06-12.