SKY ISLAND BOAT BUILDERS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with HJV were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SKY ISLAND BOAT BUILDERS of NORTH FREEDOM, WI. 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
HJV
Location
NORTH FREEDOM, WI
In business
since 2000
Status
Listed active in USCG records
SKY ISLAND BOAT BUILDERS hulls (2000–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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SKY ISLAND BOAT BUILDERS HIN FAQ
What does a SKY ISLAND BOAT BUILDERS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "HJV" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SKY ISLAND BOAT BUILDERS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SKY ISLAND BOAT BUILDERS hulls (2000–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is SKY ISLAND BOAT BUILDERS still in business?
USCG records list SKY ISLAND BOAT BUILDERS of NORTH FREEDOM, WI in the MIC database (registered 2000).
How do I decode the year on a SKY ISLAND BOAT BUILDERS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SKY ISLAND BOAT BUILDERS hulls (2000–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, "SKY ISLAND BOAT BUILDERS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/hjv, last verified 2026-06-12.