SABERTOOTH CATARAFTS INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with SCJ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SABERTOOTH CATARAFTS INC of BOISE, ID. The company is recorded as out of business since 2003 — common for older hulls, and useful to know when hunting parts or records. Enter the full 12-character HIN below for build date, model year, and serial — free, no account.
MIC
SCJ
Location
BOISE, ID
In business
since 1995
Status
Out of business (2003)
Parent company
ARGONAUT INFLATABLE RES & ENG
SABERTOOTH CATARAFTS INC hulls (1995–2003) 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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SABERTOOTH CATARAFTS INC HIN FAQ
What does a SABERTOOTH CATARAFTS INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "SCJ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SABERTOOTH CATARAFTS INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SABERTOOTH CATARAFTS INC hulls (1995–2003) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is SABERTOOTH CATARAFTS INC still in business?
USCG records list SABERTOOTH CATARAFTS INC as out of business since 2003 (associated with ARGONAUT INFLATABLE RES & ENG). That's common for older hulls — the HIN still decodes normally, and the out-of-business date helps date the boat and guides parts-hunting toward salvage and owner groups rather than a dealer network.
How do I decode the year on a SABERTOOTH CATARAFTS INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SABERTOOTH CATARAFTS INC hulls (1995–2003) 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, "SABERTOOTH CATARAFTS INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/scj, last verified 2026-06-12.