SORENSEN BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with SBO were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SORENSEN BOATS of BREMERTON, 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
SBO
Location
BREMERTON, WA
In business
since 2013
Status
Listed active in USCG records
SORENSEN BOATS hulls (2013–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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SORENSEN BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a SORENSEN BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "SBO" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SORENSEN BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SORENSEN BOATS hulls (2013–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is SORENSEN BOATS still in business?
USCG records list SORENSEN BOATS of BREMERTON, WA in the MIC database (registered 2013).
How do I decode the year on a SORENSEN BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SORENSEN BOATS hulls (2013–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, "SORENSEN BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/sbo, last verified 2026-06-12.