CAIMAN OUTDOORS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with OAD were assigned by the US Coast Guard to CAIMAN OUTDOORS of FLORENCE, SC. 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
OAD
Location
FLORENCE, SC
In business
since 1998
Status
Listed active in USCG records
CAIMAN OUTDOORS hulls (1998–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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CAIMAN OUTDOORS HIN FAQ
What does a CAIMAN OUTDOORS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "OAD" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to CAIMAN OUTDOORS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. CAIMAN OUTDOORS hulls (1998–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is CAIMAN OUTDOORS still in business?
USCG records list CAIMAN OUTDOORS of FLORENCE, SC in the MIC database (registered 1998).
How do I decode the year on a CAIMAN OUTDOORS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. CAIMAN OUTDOORS hulls (1998–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, "CAIMAN OUTDOORS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/oad, last verified 2026-06-12.