SPORTCO OF MINDEN INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with KOO were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SPORTCO OF MINDEN INC of MINDEN, LA. The company is recorded as out of business since 1995 — 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
KOO
Location
MINDEN, LA
In business
since 1987
Status
Out of business (1995)
SPORTCO OF MINDEN INC hulls (1987–1995) 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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SPORTCO OF MINDEN INC HIN FAQ
What does a SPORTCO OF MINDEN INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "KOO" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SPORTCO OF MINDEN INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SPORTCO OF MINDEN INC hulls (1987–1995) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is SPORTCO OF MINDEN INC still in business?
USCG records list SPORTCO OF MINDEN INC as out of business since 1995. 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 SPORTCO OF MINDEN INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SPORTCO OF MINDEN INC hulls (1987–1995) 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, "SPORTCO OF MINDEN INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/koo, last verified 2026-06-12.