JUPITER MARINE INTL HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with MEV were assigned by the US Coast Guard to JUPITER MARINE INTL of PALMETTO, 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
MEV
Location
PALMETTO, FL
In business
since 1978
Status
Listed active in USCG records
JUPITER MARINE INTL built hulls across both HIN eras (1978–present): 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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JUPITER MARINE INTL HIN FAQ
What does a JUPITER MARINE INTL HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "MEV" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to JUPITER MARINE INTL — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. JUPITER MARINE INTL built hulls across both HIN eras (1978–present): 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 JUPITER MARINE INTL still in business?
USCG records list JUPITER MARINE INTL of PALMETTO, FL in the MIC database (registered 1978).
How do I decode the year on a JUPITER MARINE INTL HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. JUPITER MARINE INTL built hulls across both HIN eras (1978–present): 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, "JUPITER MARINE INTL HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/mev, last verified 2026-06-12.