FACTORY DIRECT YACHTS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with WWC were assigned by the US Coast Guard to FACTORY DIRECT YACHTS 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
WWC
Location
NEWPORT BEACH, CA
In business
since 1992
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE INC
FACTORY DIRECT YACHTS hulls (1992–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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FACTORY DIRECT YACHTS HIN FAQ
What does a FACTORY DIRECT YACHTS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "WWC" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to FACTORY DIRECT YACHTS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. FACTORY DIRECT YACHTS hulls (1992–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is FACTORY DIRECT YACHTS still in business?
USCG records list FACTORY DIRECT YACHTS of NEWPORT BEACH, CA in the MIC database (registered 1992), associated with PRIMARY OBJECTIVE INC.
How do I decode the year on a FACTORY DIRECT YACHTS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. FACTORY DIRECT YACHTS hulls (1992–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, "FACTORY DIRECT YACHTS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/wwc, last verified 2026-06-12.