CHAPMAN TRANSITION HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with CHP were assigned by the US Coast Guard to CHAPMAN TRANSITION of COOPER CITY, FL. 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
CHP
Location
COOPER CITY, FL
In business
since 2011
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
CHAPMAN DEVELOPMENTINC
CHAPMAN TRANSITION hulls (2011–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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CHAPMAN TRANSITION HIN FAQ
What does a CHAPMAN TRANSITION HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "CHP" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to CHAPMAN TRANSITION — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. CHAPMAN TRANSITION hulls (2011–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is CHAPMAN TRANSITION still in business?
USCG records list CHAPMAN TRANSITION of COOPER CITY, FL in the MIC database (registered 2011), associated with CHAPMAN DEVELOPMENTINC.
How do I decode the year on a CHAPMAN TRANSITION HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. CHAPMAN TRANSITION hulls (2011–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, "CHAPMAN TRANSITION HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/chp, last verified 2026-06-12.