HOBIE CAT COMPANY HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with HCE were assigned by the US Coast Guard to HOBIE CAT COMPANY of OCEANSIDE, CA. 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
HCE
Location
OCEANSIDE, CA
In business
since 2001
Status
Listed active in USCG records
HOBIE CAT COMPANY hulls (2001–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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HOBIE CAT COMPANY HIN FAQ
What does a HOBIE CAT COMPANY HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "HCE" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to HOBIE CAT COMPANY — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. HOBIE CAT COMPANY hulls (2001–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is HOBIE CAT COMPANY still in business?
USCG records list HOBIE CAT COMPANY of OCEANSIDE, CA in the MIC database (registered 2001).
How do I decode the year on a HOBIE CAT COMPANY HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. HOBIE CAT COMPANY hulls (2001–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, "HOBIE CAT COMPANY HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/hce, last verified 2026-06-12.