SOUTHERN DUCK BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with IEU were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SOUTHERN DUCK BOATS of BESEMMER, AL. 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
IEU
Location
BESEMMER, AL
In business
since 2006
Status
Listed active in USCG records
SOUTHERN DUCK BOATS hulls (2006–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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SOUTHERN DUCK BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a SOUTHERN DUCK BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "IEU" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SOUTHERN DUCK BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SOUTHERN DUCK BOATS hulls (2006–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is SOUTHERN DUCK BOATS still in business?
USCG records list SOUTHERN DUCK BOATS of BESEMMER, AL in the MIC database (registered 2006).
How do I decode the year on a SOUTHERN DUCK BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SOUTHERN DUCK BOATS hulls (2006–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, "SOUTHERN DUCK BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ieu, last verified 2026-06-12.