IMAGINE SURF HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with AZI were assigned by the US Coast Guard to IMAGINE SURF of SAN CLEMENTE, CA. 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
AZI
Location
SAN CLEMENTE, CA
In business
since 2010
Status
Listed active in USCG records
IMAGINE SURF hulls (2010–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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IMAGINE SURF HIN FAQ
What does a IMAGINE SURF HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "AZI" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to IMAGINE SURF — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. IMAGINE SURF hulls (2010–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is IMAGINE SURF still in business?
USCG records list IMAGINE SURF of SAN CLEMENTE, CA in the MIC database (registered 2010).
How do I decode the year on a IMAGINE SURF HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. IMAGINE SURF hulls (2010–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, "IMAGINE SURF HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/azi, last verified 2026-06-12.