OUTBOUND YACHTS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with OBY were assigned by the US Coast Guard to OUTBOUND YACHTS of FT LAUDERDALE, FL. 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
OBY
Location
FT LAUDERDALE, FL
In business
since 2003
Status
Listed active in USCG records
OUTBOUND YACHTS hulls (2003–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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OUTBOUND YACHTS HIN FAQ
What does a OUTBOUND YACHTS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "OBY" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to OUTBOUND YACHTS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. OUTBOUND YACHTS hulls (2003–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is OUTBOUND YACHTS still in business?
USCG records list OUTBOUND YACHTS of FT LAUDERDALE, FL in the MIC database (registered 2003).
How do I decode the year on a OUTBOUND YACHTS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. OUTBOUND YACHTS hulls (2003–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, "OUTBOUND YACHTS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/oby, last verified 2026-06-12.