MIAMI OFFSHORE POWERBOATS HIN Decoder

Hull Identification Numbers beginning with SBQ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to MIAMI OFFSHORE POWERBOATS of N MIAMI BCH, FL. 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

SBQ

Location

N MIAMI BCH, FL

In business

since 1981

Status

Listed active in USCG records

MIAMI OFFSHORE POWERBOATS built hulls across both HIN eras (1981–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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MIAMI OFFSHORE POWERBOATS HIN FAQ

What does a MIAMI OFFSHORE POWERBOATS HIN look like?

It starts with the three characters "SBQ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to MIAMI OFFSHORE POWERBOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. MIAMI OFFSHORE POWERBOATS built hulls across both HIN eras (1981–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 MIAMI OFFSHORE POWERBOATS still in business?

USCG records list MIAMI OFFSHORE POWERBOATS of N MIAMI BCH, FL in the MIC database (registered 1981).

How do I decode the year on a MIAMI OFFSHORE POWERBOATS HIN?

On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. MIAMI OFFSHORE POWERBOATS built hulls across both HIN eras (1981–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, "MIAMI OFFSHORE POWERBOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/sbq, last verified 2026-06-12.