SOUTHERN CROSS YACHTS INTL HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with XXY were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SOUTHERN CROSS YACHTS INTL of FORT LAUDERDALE, 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
XXY
Location
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL
In business
since 2000
Status
Out of business (2007)
SOUTHERN CROSS YACHTS INTL 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 CROSS YACHTS INTL HIN FAQ
What does a SOUTHERN CROSS YACHTS INTL HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "XXY" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SOUTHERN CROSS YACHTS INTL — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SOUTHERN CROSS YACHTS INTL 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 CROSS YACHTS INTL still in business?
USCG records list SOUTHERN CROSS YACHTS INTL 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 CROSS YACHTS INTL HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SOUTHERN CROSS YACHTS INTL 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 CROSS YACHTS INTL HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/xxy, last verified 2026-06-12.