SALINAS BOATWORKS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with SAU were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SALINAS BOATWORKS of AMERICUS, GA. 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
SAU
Location
AMERICUS, GA
In business
since 2019
Status
Listed active in USCG records
SALINAS BOATWORKS 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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SALINAS BOATWORKS HIN FAQ
What does a SALINAS BOATWORKS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "SAU" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SALINAS BOATWORKS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SALINAS BOATWORKS 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 SALINAS BOATWORKS still in business?
USCG records list SALINAS BOATWORKS of AMERICUS, GA in the MIC database (registered 2019).
How do I decode the year on a SALINAS BOATWORKS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SALINAS BOATWORKS 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, "SALINAS BOATWORKS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/sau, last verified 2026-06-12.