VALENTINO CUSTOM BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with VCT were assigned by the US Coast Guard to VALENTINO CUSTOM BOATS of MANTEO, 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
VCT
Location
MANTEO, NC
In business
since 2017
Status
Listed active in USCG records
VALENTINO CUSTOM BOATS hulls (2017–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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VALENTINO CUSTOM BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a VALENTINO CUSTOM BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "VCT" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to VALENTINO CUSTOM BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. VALENTINO CUSTOM BOATS hulls (2017–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is VALENTINO CUSTOM BOATS still in business?
USCG records list VALENTINO CUSTOM BOATS of MANTEO, NC in the MIC database (registered 2017).
How do I decode the year on a VALENTINO CUSTOM BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. VALENTINO CUSTOM BOATS hulls (2017–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, "VALENTINO CUSTOM BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/vct, last verified 2026-06-12.