SANGER BOAT MFG. HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with SAN were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SANGER BOAT MFG. of FRESNO, 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
SAN
Location
FRESNO, CA
In business
since 1972
Status
Listed active in USCG records
SANGER BOAT MFG. built hulls across both HIN eras (1972–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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SANGER BOAT MFG. HIN FAQ
What does a SANGER BOAT MFG. HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "SAN" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SANGER BOAT MFG. — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SANGER BOAT MFG. built hulls across both HIN eras (1972–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 SANGER BOAT MFG. still in business?
USCG records list SANGER BOAT MFG. of FRESNO, CA in the MIC database (registered 1972).
How do I decode the year on a SANGER BOAT MFG. HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SANGER BOAT MFG. built hulls across both HIN eras (1972–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, "SANGER BOAT MFG. HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/san, last verified 2026-06-12.