ENSIGN SPARS INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with ENC were assigned by the US Coast Guard to ENSIGN SPARS INC of DUNEDIN, 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
ENC
Location
DUNEDIN, FL
In business
since 2001
Status
Listed active in USCG records
ENSIGN SPARS INC hulls (2001–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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ENSIGN SPARS INC HIN FAQ
What does a ENSIGN SPARS INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "ENC" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to ENSIGN SPARS INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. ENSIGN SPARS INC hulls (2001–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is ENSIGN SPARS INC still in business?
USCG records list ENSIGN SPARS INC of DUNEDIN, FL in the MIC database (registered 2001).
How do I decode the year on a ENSIGN SPARS INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. ENSIGN SPARS INC hulls (2001–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, "ENSIGN SPARS INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/enc, last verified 2026-06-12.