SHORE BREEZE BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with SAC were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SHORE BREEZE BOATS of CAPE CHARLES, VA. 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
SAC
Location
CAPE CHARLES, VA
In business
since 2017
Status
Listed active in USCG records
SHORE BREEZE BOATS hulls (2017–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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SHORE BREEZE BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a SHORE BREEZE BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "SAC" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SHORE BREEZE BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SHORE BREEZE BOATS hulls (2017–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is SHORE BREEZE BOATS still in business?
USCG records list SHORE BREEZE BOATS of CAPE CHARLES, VA in the MIC database (registered 2017).
How do I decode the year on a SHORE BREEZE BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SHORE BREEZE BOATS hulls (2017–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, "SHORE BREEZE BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/sac, last verified 2026-06-12.