KO SAILING HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with KOL were assigned by the US Coast Guard to KO SAILING of SEABROOK, TX. 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
KOL
Location
SEABROOK, TX
In business
since 2013
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
DINGHY PLANET LLCNG
KO SAILING hulls (2013–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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KO SAILING HIN FAQ
What does a KO SAILING HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "KOL" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to KO SAILING — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. KO SAILING hulls (2013–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is KO SAILING still in business?
USCG records list KO SAILING of SEABROOK, TX in the MIC database (registered 2013), associated with DINGHY PLANET LLCNG.
How do I decode the year on a KO SAILING HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. KO SAILING hulls (2013–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, "KO SAILING HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/kol, last verified 2026-06-12.