MOORE SAILBOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with MSS were assigned by the US Coast Guard to MOORE SAILBOATS of WATSONVILLE, CA. 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
MSS
Location
WATSONVILLE, CA
In business
since 1974
Status
Listed active in USCG records
MOORE SAILBOATS built hulls across both HIN eras (1974–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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MOORE SAILBOATS HIN FAQ
What does a MOORE SAILBOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "MSS" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to MOORE SAILBOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. MOORE SAILBOATS built hulls across both HIN eras (1974–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Is MOORE SAILBOATS still in business?
USCG records list MOORE SAILBOATS of WATSONVILLE, CA in the MIC database (registered 1974).
How do I decode the year on a MOORE SAILBOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. MOORE SAILBOATS built hulls across both HIN eras (1974–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three. 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, "MOORE SAILBOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/mss, last verified 2026-06-12.