DEEP WATER YACHT HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with UCL were assigned by the US Coast Guard to DEEP WATER YACHT of KITTY HAWK, 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
UCL
Location
KITTY HAWK, NC
In business
since 2001
Status
Listed active in USCG records
DEEP WATER YACHT hulls (2001–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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DEEP WATER YACHT HIN FAQ
What does a DEEP WATER YACHT HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "UCL" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to DEEP WATER YACHT — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. DEEP WATER YACHT hulls (2001–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is DEEP WATER YACHT still in business?
USCG records list DEEP WATER YACHT of KITTY HAWK, NC in the MIC database (registered 2001).
How do I decode the year on a DEEP WATER YACHT HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. DEEP WATER YACHT hulls (2001–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, "DEEP WATER YACHT HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ucl, last verified 2026-06-12.