CAROLINA CUSTOM BOAT WORKS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with KUK were assigned by the US Coast Guard to CAROLINA CUSTOM BOAT WORKS of WILMINGTON, 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
KUK
Location
WILMINGTON, NC
In business
since 2005
Status
Listed active in USCG records
CAROLINA CUSTOM BOAT WORKS 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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CAROLINA CUSTOM BOAT WORKS HIN FAQ
What does a CAROLINA CUSTOM BOAT WORKS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "KUK" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to CAROLINA CUSTOM BOAT WORKS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. CAROLINA CUSTOM BOAT WORKS 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 CAROLINA CUSTOM BOAT WORKS still in business?
USCG records list CAROLINA CUSTOM BOAT WORKS of WILMINGTON, NC in the MIC database (registered 2005).
How do I decode the year on a CAROLINA CUSTOM BOAT WORKS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. CAROLINA CUSTOM BOAT WORKS 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, "CAROLINA CUSTOM BOAT WORKS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/kuk, last verified 2026-06-12.