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Success! HCE18894M84J is of the standard HIN type called Model-Year HIN. If you are buying this boat/craft then you should get the Boat-Alert History for 19.99$ from this certified boat history report provider.

HCE = Hobie Cat Company (In Business)
18894 = Boat Serial Number
M = HIN format is Model-Year. Always has M at position nine (1972-1984)
84J = Production date May 1984

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The HIN or CIN you have entered meets the Model-Year HIN format. It might also be a type that contains the country code and thus the boat comes from USA or Other . The serial number of the HIN is 18894 and is set by the boat builder. This boat or vessel has a Certification Date of (1984) and a Model Year of 1984 with month of build (May) based on the formatting of your hull_identification_number (HIN) .

The manufacturer identification code (MIC) of your craft identification number (CIN or HIN) is HCE. This MIC (HCE) stands for the company name Hobie Cat Company which is currently In Business. This boat manufacturer has other company names (HCE sometimes goes by these name(s) Hoboat Inc (oob), , , or ). This could happen if the US Coast Guard reissued the MIC to a new company after one went out of business.

This company (Hobie Cat Company) is owned by Hugh Greenwald and is located at 4925 Oceanside Blvd in Oceanside state of Ca. It manufactured this vessel and placed your HIN or CIN on the hull. This Boat maker is not owned by a parent company. Hobie Cat Company has started making boats, yachts or other watercraft as of 4/9/2001.

The Model Name is uncertain for this Hobie Cat Company (HCE18894M84J). But we have approximations: .

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Make sure to compare the date of boat manufacturing with the dates in which the company was actually in business.

The US Coast guard provides this comment about this watercraft manufacturer: Previously Assigned To Hoboat Inc, B Sheppard, 1045 Conrad Dr, #40, Kalispell, Mt 59901, (406)755-9255, Type 11, Inbus 800701, Oob 890920. Hobie Cat Produces Boats In The U.s. Using (ccm)& (hcc)..

UsedHINHCE18894M84J
IsValidYes
IsValidMICYes
HINTypeModelYear
SerialNo18894
Year1984
IsStateIssuedNo
CompanyHobie Cat Company
CompanyStatusIn Business
CompanyAddressOceanside Ca 4925 Oceanside Blvd
WebsiteWww.hobiecat.com

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We did a search and no U.S. Official Documentation Number for HCE18894M84J was found at the USCG.
We searched the Official Transport Canada database and HCE18894M84J did not have a match.

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