RETTEY CORPORATION HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with ILY were assigned by the US Coast Guard to RETTEY CORPORATION of COLCHESTER, IL. 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
ILY
Location
COLCHESTER, IL
In business
since 2002
Status
Listed active in USCG records
RETTEY CORPORATION 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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RETTEY CORPORATION HIN FAQ
What does a RETTEY CORPORATION HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "ILY" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to RETTEY CORPORATION — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. RETTEY CORPORATION 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 RETTEY CORPORATION still in business?
USCG records list RETTEY CORPORATION of COLCHESTER, IL in the MIC database (registered 2002).
How do I decode the year on a RETTEY CORPORATION HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. RETTEY CORPORATION 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, "RETTEY CORPORATION HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ily, last verified 2026-06-12.