CHECKMATE (DBA) HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with CHM were assigned by the US Coast Guard to CHECKMATE (DBA) of CALVERTON, NY. 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
CHM
Location
CALVERTON, NY
In business
since 2013
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
GLOBAL POWER MARINE
CHECKMATE (DBA) hulls (2013–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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CHECKMATE (DBA) HIN FAQ
What does a CHECKMATE (DBA) HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "CHM" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to CHECKMATE (DBA) — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. CHECKMATE (DBA) hulls (2013–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is CHECKMATE (DBA) still in business?
USCG records list CHECKMATE (DBA) of CALVERTON, NY in the MIC database (registered 2013), associated with GLOBAL POWER MARINE.
How do I decode the year on a CHECKMATE (DBA) HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. CHECKMATE (DBA) hulls (2013–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, "CHECKMATE (DBA) HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/chm, last verified 2026-06-12.