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