PILOT MARINE MANUFACTURING LLC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with SBJ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to PILOT MARINE MANUFACTURING LLC of HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC. 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
SBJ
Location
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC
In business
since 2015
Status
Listed active in USCG records
PILOT MARINE MANUFACTURING LLC hulls (2015–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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PILOT MARINE MANUFACTURING LLC HIN FAQ
What does a PILOT MARINE MANUFACTURING LLC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "SBJ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to PILOT MARINE MANUFACTURING LLC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. PILOT MARINE MANUFACTURING LLC hulls (2015–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is PILOT MARINE MANUFACTURING LLC still in business?
USCG records list PILOT MARINE MANUFACTURING LLC of HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC in the MIC database (registered 2015).
How do I decode the year on a PILOT MARINE MANUFACTURING LLC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. PILOT MARINE MANUFACTURING LLC hulls (2015–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, "PILOT MARINE MANUFACTURING LLC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/sbj, last verified 2026-06-12.