OCEAN YACHTS INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with XYU were assigned by the US Coast Guard to OCEAN YACHTS INC of EGG HARBOR CITY, NJ. 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
XYU
Location
EGG HARBOR CITY, NJ
In business
since 1977
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
EGG HARBOR GROUP
OCEAN YACHTS INC built hulls across both HIN eras (1977–present): 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 YACHTS INC HIN FAQ
What does a OCEAN YACHTS INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "XYU" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to OCEAN YACHTS INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. OCEAN YACHTS INC built hulls across both HIN eras (1977–present): 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 YACHTS INC still in business?
USCG records list OCEAN YACHTS INC of EGG HARBOR CITY, NJ in the MIC database (registered 1977), associated with EGG HARBOR GROUP.
How do I decode the year on a OCEAN YACHTS INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. OCEAN YACHTS INC built hulls across both HIN eras (1977–present): 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 YACHTS INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/xyu, last verified 2026-06-12.