FRIENDSHIP YACHT CO LLC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with XKU were assigned by the US Coast Guard to FRIENDSHIP YACHT CO LLC of PORTSMOUTH, RI. 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
XKU
Location
PORTSMOUTH, RI
In business
since 2004
Status
Listed active in USCG records
FRIENDSHIP YACHT CO LLC hulls (2004–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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FRIENDSHIP YACHT CO LLC HIN FAQ
What does a FRIENDSHIP YACHT CO LLC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "XKU" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to FRIENDSHIP YACHT CO LLC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. FRIENDSHIP YACHT CO LLC hulls (2004–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is FRIENDSHIP YACHT CO LLC still in business?
USCG records list FRIENDSHIP YACHT CO LLC of PORTSMOUTH, RI in the MIC database (registered 2004).
How do I decode the year on a FRIENDSHIP YACHT CO LLC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. FRIENDSHIP YACHT CO LLC hulls (2004–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, "FRIENDSHIP YACHT CO LLC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/xku, last verified 2026-06-12.