MERRITT MARINE LLC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with KDZ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to MERRITT MARINE LLC of HILLSBOROUGH, NC. 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
KDZ
Location
HILLSBOROUGH, NC
In business
since 2005
Status
Listed active in USCG records
MERRITT MARINE LLC hulls (2005–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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MERRITT MARINE LLC HIN FAQ
What does a MERRITT MARINE LLC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "KDZ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to MERRITT MARINE LLC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. MERRITT MARINE LLC hulls (2005–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is MERRITT MARINE LLC still in business?
USCG records list MERRITT MARINE LLC of HILLSBOROUGH, NC in the MIC database (registered 2005).
How do I decode the year on a MERRITT MARINE LLC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. MERRITT MARINE LLC hulls (2005–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, "MERRITT MARINE LLC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/kdz, last verified 2026-06-12.