BOATERS WORLD MARINE CENTERS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with XRC were assigned by the US Coast Guard to BOATERS WORLD MARINE CENTERS of BELTSVILLE, MD. The company is recorded as out of business since 2005 — 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
XRC
Location
BELTSVILLE, MD
In business
since 2003
Status
Out of business (2005)
Parent company
RITZ CAMERA CENTERS INC
BOATERS WORLD MARINE CENTERS hulls (2003–2005) 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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BOATERS WORLD MARINE CENTERS HIN FAQ
What does a BOATERS WORLD MARINE CENTERS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "XRC" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to BOATERS WORLD MARINE CENTERS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. BOATERS WORLD MARINE CENTERS hulls (2003–2005) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is BOATERS WORLD MARINE CENTERS still in business?
USCG records list BOATERS WORLD MARINE CENTERS as out of business since 2005 (associated with RITZ CAMERA CENTERS INC). 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 BOATERS WORLD MARINE CENTERS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. BOATERS WORLD MARINE CENTERS hulls (2003–2005) 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, "BOATERS WORLD MARINE CENTERS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/xrc, last verified 2026-06-12.