OCEAN KAYAKS LTD HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with XKY were assigned by the US Coast Guard to OCEAN KAYAKS LTD of KANEOHE, HI. The company is recorded as out of business since 1997 — common for older hulls, and useful to know when hunting parts or records. Enter the full 12-character HIN below for build date, model year, and serial — free, no account.
MIC
XKY
Location
KANEOHE, HI
In business
since 1979
Status
Out of business (1997)
OCEAN KAYAKS LTD built hulls across both HIN eras (1979–1997): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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OCEAN KAYAKS LTD HIN FAQ
What does a OCEAN KAYAKS LTD HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "XKY" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to OCEAN KAYAKS LTD — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. OCEAN KAYAKS LTD built hulls across both HIN eras (1979–1997): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Is OCEAN KAYAKS LTD still in business?
USCG records list OCEAN KAYAKS LTD as out of business since 1997. That's common for older hulls — the HIN still decodes normally, and the out-of-business date helps date the boat and guides parts-hunting toward salvage and owner groups rather than a dealer network.
How do I decode the year on a OCEAN KAYAKS LTD HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. OCEAN KAYAKS LTD built hulls across both HIN eras (1979–1997): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three. 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, "OCEAN KAYAKS LTD HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/xky, last verified 2026-06-12.