EXCEL BOATS INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with UTL were assigned by the US Coast Guard to EXCEL BOATS INC of CLINTON, AR. 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
UTL
Location
CLINTON, AR
In business
since 2003
Status
Listed active in USCG records
EXCEL BOATS INC hulls (2003–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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EXCEL BOATS INC HIN FAQ
What does a EXCEL BOATS INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "UTL" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to EXCEL BOATS INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. EXCEL BOATS INC hulls (2003–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is EXCEL BOATS INC still in business?
USCG records list EXCEL BOATS INC of CLINTON, AR in the MIC database (registered 2003).
How do I decode the year on a EXCEL BOATS INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. EXCEL BOATS INC hulls (2003–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, "EXCEL BOATS INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/utl, last verified 2026-06-12.