OCEANCRAFT SAILBOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with OCC were assigned by the US Coast Guard to OCEANCRAFT SAILBOATS of ARAPAHOE, 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
OCC
Location
ARAPAHOE, NC
In business
since 2013
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
OCEANCRAFT SAILBOATS
OCEANCRAFT SAILBOATS hulls (2013–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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OCEANCRAFT SAILBOATS HIN FAQ
What does a OCEANCRAFT SAILBOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "OCC" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to OCEANCRAFT SAILBOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. OCEANCRAFT SAILBOATS hulls (2013–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is OCEANCRAFT SAILBOATS still in business?
USCG records list OCEANCRAFT SAILBOATS of ARAPAHOE, NC in the MIC database (registered 2013), associated with OCEANCRAFT SAILBOATS.
How do I decode the year on a OCEANCRAFT SAILBOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. OCEANCRAFT SAILBOATS hulls (2013–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, "OCEANCRAFT SAILBOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/occ, last verified 2026-06-12.