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