SANDS OFFSHORE LLC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with SAO were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SANDS OFFSHORE LLC of WASHOUGAL, WA. 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
SAO
Location
WASHOUGAL, WA
In business
since 2019
Status
Listed active in USCG records
SANDS OFFSHORE LLC hulls (2019–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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SANDS OFFSHORE LLC HIN FAQ
What does a SANDS OFFSHORE LLC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "SAO" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SANDS OFFSHORE LLC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SANDS OFFSHORE LLC hulls (2019–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is SANDS OFFSHORE LLC still in business?
USCG records list SANDS OFFSHORE LLC of WASHOUGAL, WA in the MIC database (registered 2019).
How do I decode the year on a SANDS OFFSHORE LLC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SANDS OFFSHORE LLC hulls (2019–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, "SANDS OFFSHORE LLC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/sao, last verified 2026-06-12.