JEFFREY JAY KURTH HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with KUR were assigned by the US Coast Guard to JEFFREY JAY KURTH of ACKLEY, 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
KUR
Location
ACKLEY, IA
In business
since 1988
Status
Listed active in USCG records
JEFFREY JAY KURTH hulls (1988–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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JEFFREY JAY KURTH HIN FAQ
What does a JEFFREY JAY KURTH HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "KUR" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to JEFFREY JAY KURTH — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. JEFFREY JAY KURTH hulls (1988–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is JEFFREY JAY KURTH still in business?
USCG records list JEFFREY JAY KURTH of ACKLEY, IA in the MIC database (registered 1988).
How do I decode the year on a JEFFREY JAY KURTH HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. JEFFREY JAY KURTH hulls (1988–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, "JEFFREY JAY KURTH HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/kur, last verified 2026-06-12.