SOUTHBROOK MARINE ENTERPRISES HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with FXE were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SOUTHBROOK MARINE ENTERPRISES of BROOKHAVEN, NY. The company is recorded as out of business since 1997 — common for older hulls, and useful to know when hunting parts or records. Enter the full 12-character HIN below for build date, model year, and serial — free, no account.
MIC
FXE
Location
BROOKHAVEN, NY
In business
since 1981
Status
Out of business (1997)
SOUTHBROOK MARINE ENTERPRISES built hulls across both HIN eras (1981–1997): 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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SOUTHBROOK MARINE ENTERPRISES HIN FAQ
What does a SOUTHBROOK MARINE ENTERPRISES HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "FXE" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SOUTHBROOK MARINE ENTERPRISES — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SOUTHBROOK MARINE ENTERPRISES built hulls across both HIN eras (1981–1997): 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 SOUTHBROOK MARINE ENTERPRISES still in business?
USCG records list SOUTHBROOK MARINE ENTERPRISES as out of business since 1997. That's common for older hulls — the HIN still decodes normally, and the out-of-business date helps date the boat and guides parts-hunting toward salvage and owner groups rather than a dealer network.
How do I decode the year on a SOUTHBROOK MARINE ENTERPRISES HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SOUTHBROOK MARINE ENTERPRISES built hulls across both HIN eras (1981–1997): 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, "SOUTHBROOK MARINE ENTERPRISES HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/fxe, last verified 2026-06-12.