MAKO BOARDSPORTS LIMITED HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with MKB were assigned by the US Coast Guard to MAKO BOARDSPORTS LIMITED of SANTA MONICA, CA. 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
MKB
Location
SANTA MONICA, CA
In business
since 2018
Status
Listed active in USCG records
MAKO BOARDSPORTS LIMITED hulls (2018–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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MAKO BOARDSPORTS LIMITED HIN FAQ
What does a MAKO BOARDSPORTS LIMITED HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "MKB" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to MAKO BOARDSPORTS LIMITED — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. MAKO BOARDSPORTS LIMITED hulls (2018–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is MAKO BOARDSPORTS LIMITED still in business?
USCG records list MAKO BOARDSPORTS LIMITED of SANTA MONICA, CA in the MIC database (registered 2018).
How do I decode the year on a MAKO BOARDSPORTS LIMITED HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. MAKO BOARDSPORTS LIMITED hulls (2018–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, "MAKO BOARDSPORTS LIMITED HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/mkb, last verified 2026-06-12.