MASTER BUILT IND. INC. HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with MCF were assigned by the US Coast Guard to MASTER BUILT IND. INC. of PANAMA CITY, FL. The company is recorded as out of business since 2006 — common for older hulls, and useful to know when hunting parts or records. Enter the full 12-character HIN below for build date, model year, and serial — free, no account.
MIC
MCF
Location
PANAMA CITY, FL
In business
since 1995
Status
Out of business (2006)
MASTER BUILT IND. INC. hulls (1995–2006) 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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MASTER BUILT IND. INC. HIN FAQ
What does a MASTER BUILT IND. INC. HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "MCF" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to MASTER BUILT IND. INC. — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. MASTER BUILT IND. INC. hulls (1995–2006) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is MASTER BUILT IND. INC. still in business?
USCG records list MASTER BUILT IND. INC. as out of business since 2006. That's common for older hulls — the HIN still decodes normally, and the out-of-business date helps date the boat and guides parts-hunting toward salvage and owner groups rather than a dealer network.
How do I decode the year on a MASTER BUILT IND. INC. HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. MASTER BUILT IND. INC. hulls (1995–2006) 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, "MASTER BUILT IND. INC. HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/mcf, last verified 2026-06-12.