OCEAN TECHNOLOGIES HIN Decoder

Hull Identification Numbers beginning with OCJ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to OCEAN TECHNOLOGIES of LIGHTHOUSE POINT, FL. The company is recorded as out of business since 2007 — 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

OCJ

Location

LIGHTHOUSE POINT, FL

In business

since 2000

Status

Out of business (2007)

Parent company

P S LA CARUBBA

OCEAN TECHNOLOGIES hulls (2000–2007) 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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OCEAN TECHNOLOGIES HIN FAQ

What does a OCEAN TECHNOLOGIES HIN look like?

It starts with the three characters "OCJ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to OCEAN TECHNOLOGIES — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. OCEAN TECHNOLOGIES hulls (2000–2007) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.

Is OCEAN TECHNOLOGIES still in business?

USCG records list OCEAN TECHNOLOGIES as out of business since 2007 (associated with P S LA CARUBBA). 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 OCEAN TECHNOLOGIES HIN?

On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. OCEAN TECHNOLOGIES hulls (2000–2007) 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, "OCEAN TECHNOLOGIES HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ocj, last verified 2026-06-12.