WESTERN SHORE YACHTS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with OMY were assigned by the US Coast Guard to WESTERN SHORE YACHTS of MURPHY, 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
OMY
Location
MURPHY, NC
In business
since 2000
Status
Listed active in USCG records
WESTERN SHORE YACHTS hulls (2000–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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WESTERN SHORE YACHTS HIN FAQ
What does a WESTERN SHORE YACHTS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "OMY" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to WESTERN SHORE YACHTS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. WESTERN SHORE YACHTS hulls (2000–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is WESTERN SHORE YACHTS still in business?
USCG records list WESTERN SHORE YACHTS of MURPHY, NC in the MIC database (registered 2000).
How do I decode the year on a WESTERN SHORE YACHTS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. WESTERN SHORE YACHTS hulls (2000–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, "WESTERN SHORE YACHTS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/omy, last verified 2026-06-12.