AMERICAN MARINE SPORTS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with IFE were assigned by the US Coast Guard to AMERICAN MARINE SPORTS of GROVELAND, 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
IFE
Location
GROVELAND, FL
In business
since 2003
Status
Listed active in USCG records
AMERICAN MARINE SPORTS hulls (2003–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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AMERICAN MARINE SPORTS HIN FAQ
What does a AMERICAN MARINE SPORTS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "IFE" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to AMERICAN MARINE SPORTS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. AMERICAN MARINE SPORTS hulls (2003–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is AMERICAN MARINE SPORTS still in business?
USCG records list AMERICAN MARINE SPORTS of GROVELAND, FL in the MIC database (registered 2003).
How do I decode the year on a AMERICAN MARINE SPORTS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. AMERICAN MARINE SPORTS hulls (2003–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, "AMERICAN MARINE SPORTS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ife, last verified 2026-06-12.