SEA RAY BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with SER were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SEA RAY BOATS of KNOXVILLE, TN. 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
SER
Location
KNOXVILLE, TN
In business
since 1972
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
BRUNSWICK
SEA RAY BOATS built hulls across both HIN eras (1972–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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SEA RAY BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a SEA RAY BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "SER" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SEA RAY BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SEA RAY BOATS built hulls across both HIN eras (1972–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 SEA RAY BOATS still in business?
USCG records list SEA RAY BOATS of KNOXVILLE, TN in the MIC database (registered 1972), associated with BRUNSWICK.
How do I decode the year on a SEA RAY BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SEA RAY BOATS built hulls across both HIN eras (1972–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, "SEA RAY BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ser, last verified 2026-06-12.