CHEETAH BOAT MFG HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with CHT were assigned by the US Coast Guard to CHEETAH BOAT MFG of LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ. 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
CHT
Location
LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ
In business
since 1972
Status
Listed active in USCG records
CHEETAH BOAT MFG built hulls across both HIN eras (1972–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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CHEETAH BOAT MFG HIN FAQ
What does a CHEETAH BOAT MFG HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "CHT" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to CHEETAH BOAT MFG — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. CHEETAH BOAT MFG built hulls across both HIN eras (1972–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 CHEETAH BOAT MFG still in business?
USCG records list CHEETAH BOAT MFG of LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ in the MIC database (registered 1972).
How do I decode the year on a CHEETAH BOAT MFG HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. CHEETAH BOAT MFG built hulls across both HIN eras (1972–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, "CHEETAH BOAT MFG HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/cht, last verified 2026-06-12.