KAY PARK RECREATION CORP HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with KAX were assigned by the US Coast Guard to KAY PARK RECREATION CORP of JANESVILLE, IA. 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
KAX
Location
JANESVILLE, IA
In business
since 1973
Status
Listed active in USCG records
KAY PARK RECREATION CORP built hulls across both HIN eras (1973–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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KAY PARK RECREATION CORP HIN FAQ
What does a KAY PARK RECREATION CORP HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "KAX" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to KAY PARK RECREATION CORP — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. KAY PARK RECREATION CORP built hulls across both HIN eras (1973–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Is KAY PARK RECREATION CORP still in business?
USCG records list KAY PARK RECREATION CORP of JANESVILLE, IA in the MIC database (registered 1973).
How do I decode the year on a KAY PARK RECREATION CORP HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. KAY PARK RECREATION CORP built hulls across both HIN eras (1973–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three. 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, "KAY PARK RECREATION CORP HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/kax, last verified 2026-06-12.