THE SMALL BOAT COMPANY HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with SBT were assigned by the US Coast Guard to THE SMALL BOAT COMPANY of FORT LAUDERDALE, 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
SBT
Location
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL
In business
since 2017
Status
Listed active in USCG records
THE SMALL BOAT COMPANY hulls (2017–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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THE SMALL BOAT COMPANY HIN FAQ
What does a THE SMALL BOAT COMPANY HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "SBT" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to THE SMALL BOAT COMPANY — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. THE SMALL BOAT COMPANY hulls (2017–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is THE SMALL BOAT COMPANY still in business?
USCG records list THE SMALL BOAT COMPANY of FORT LAUDERDALE, FL in the MIC database (registered 2017).
How do I decode the year on a THE SMALL BOAT COMPANY HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. THE SMALL BOAT COMPANY hulls (2017–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, "THE SMALL BOAT COMPANY HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/sbt, last verified 2026-06-12.