NORTH COAST YACHTS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with NCX were assigned by the US Coast Guard to NORTH COAST YACHTS of ALBANY, CA. The company is recorded as out of business since 1999 — 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
NCX
Location
ALBANY, CA
In business
since 1979
Status
Out of business (1999)
NORTH COAST YACHTS built hulls across both HIN eras (1979–1999): 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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NORTH COAST YACHTS HIN FAQ
What does a NORTH COAST YACHTS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "NCX" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to NORTH COAST YACHTS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. NORTH COAST YACHTS built hulls across both HIN eras (1979–1999): 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 NORTH COAST YACHTS still in business?
USCG records list NORTH COAST YACHTS as out of business since 1999. 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 NORTH COAST YACHTS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. NORTH COAST YACHTS built hulls across both HIN eras (1979–1999): 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, "NORTH COAST YACHTS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ncx, last verified 2026-06-12.