STEADY FLOATS INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with SFA were assigned by the US Coast Guard to STEADY FLOATS INC of SEATTLE, 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
SFA
Location
SEATTLE, WA
In business
since 2017
Status
Listed active in USCG records
STEADY FLOATS INC 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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STEADY FLOATS INC HIN FAQ
What does a STEADY FLOATS INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "SFA" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to STEADY FLOATS INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. STEADY FLOATS INC 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 STEADY FLOATS INC still in business?
USCG records list STEADY FLOATS INC of SEATTLE, WA in the MIC database (registered 2017).
How do I decode the year on a STEADY FLOATS INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. STEADY FLOATS INC 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, "STEADY FLOATS INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/sfa, last verified 2026-06-12.