HOOKED BAY BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with HAY were assigned by the US Coast Guard to HOOKED BAY BOATS 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
HAY
Location
CAPE CORAL, FL
In business
since 2016
Status
Listed active in USCG records
HOOKED BAY BOATS hulls (2016–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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HOOKED BAY BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a HOOKED BAY BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "HAY" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to HOOKED BAY BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. HOOKED BAY BOATS hulls (2016–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is HOOKED BAY BOATS still in business?
USCG records list HOOKED BAY BOATS of CAPE CORAL, FL in the MIC database (registered 2016).
How do I decode the year on a HOOKED BAY BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. HOOKED BAY BOATS hulls (2016–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, "HOOKED BAY BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/hay, last verified 2026-06-12.