THORNTON YACHTS INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with THY were assigned by the US Coast Guard to THORNTON YACHTS INC of NEWPORT BEACH, CA. 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
THY
Location
NEWPORT BEACH, CA
In business
since 2019
Status
Listed active in USCG records
THORNTON YACHTS INC hulls (2019–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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THORNTON YACHTS INC HIN FAQ
What does a THORNTON YACHTS INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "THY" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to THORNTON YACHTS INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. THORNTON YACHTS INC hulls (2019–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is THORNTON YACHTS INC still in business?
USCG records list THORNTON YACHTS INC of NEWPORT BEACH, CA in the MIC database (registered 2019).
How do I decode the year on a THORNTON YACHTS INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. THORNTON YACHTS INC hulls (2019–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, "THORNTON YACHTS INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/thy, last verified 2026-06-12.