COLONIAL YACHTS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with XRZ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to COLONIAL YACHTS of FORT LAUDERDALE, FL. 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
XRZ
Location
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL
In business
since 1987
Status
Listed active in USCG records
COLONIAL YACHTS hulls (1987–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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COLONIAL YACHTS HIN FAQ
What does a COLONIAL YACHTS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "XRZ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to COLONIAL YACHTS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. COLONIAL YACHTS hulls (1987–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is COLONIAL YACHTS still in business?
USCG records list COLONIAL YACHTS of FORT LAUDERDALE, FL in the MIC database (registered 1987).
How do I decode the year on a COLONIAL YACHTS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. COLONIAL YACHTS hulls (1987–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, "COLONIAL YACHTS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/xrz, last verified 2026-06-12.