TARGET BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with RNE were assigned by the US Coast Guard to TARGET BOATS of WEST PALM BEACH, 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
RNE
Location
WEST PALM BEACH, FL
In business
since 1989
Status
Listed active in USCG records
TARGET BOATS hulls (1989–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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TARGET BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a TARGET BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "RNE" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to TARGET BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. TARGET BOATS hulls (1989–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is TARGET BOATS still in business?
USCG records list TARGET BOATS of WEST PALM BEACH, FL in the MIC database (registered 1989).
How do I decode the year on a TARGET BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. TARGET BOATS hulls (1989–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, "TARGET BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/rne, last verified 2026-06-12.