GOLD COAST YACHTS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with GCY were assigned by the US Coast Guard to GOLD COAST YACHTS of KINGS HILL, VI. 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
GCY
Location
KINGS HILL, VI
In business
since 2002
Status
Listed active in USCG records
GOLD COAST YACHTS hulls (2002–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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GOLD COAST YACHTS HIN FAQ
What does a GOLD COAST YACHTS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "GCY" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to GOLD COAST YACHTS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. GOLD COAST YACHTS hulls (2002–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is GOLD COAST YACHTS still in business?
USCG records list GOLD COAST YACHTS of KINGS HILL, VI in the MIC database (registered 2002).
How do I decode the year on a GOLD COAST YACHTS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. GOLD COAST YACHTS hulls (2002–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, "GOLD COAST YACHTS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/gcy, last verified 2026-06-12.