SOUTHERN OCEAN YACHT SALES HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with XOY were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SOUTHERN OCEAN YACHT SALES of MIAMI, FL. The company is recorded as out of business since 2007 — 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
XOY
Location
MIAMI, FL
In business
since 2000
Status
Out of business (2007)
SOUTHERN OCEAN YACHT SALES hulls (2000–2007) 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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SOUTHERN OCEAN YACHT SALES HIN FAQ
What does a SOUTHERN OCEAN YACHT SALES HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "XOY" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SOUTHERN OCEAN YACHT SALES — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SOUTHERN OCEAN YACHT SALES hulls (2000–2007) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is SOUTHERN OCEAN YACHT SALES still in business?
USCG records list SOUTHERN OCEAN YACHT SALES as out of business since 2007. 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 SOUTHERN OCEAN YACHT SALES HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SOUTHERN OCEAN YACHT SALES hulls (2000–2007) 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, "SOUTHERN OCEAN YACHT SALES HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/xoy, last verified 2026-06-12.