SMITH FAR EAST MARINE INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with SFE were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SMITH FAR EAST MARINE INC of LITHIA, 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
SFE
Location
LITHIA, FL
In business
since 2008
Status
Listed active in USCG records
SMITH FAR EAST MARINE INC hulls (2008–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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SMITH FAR EAST MARINE INC HIN FAQ
What does a SMITH FAR EAST MARINE INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "SFE" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SMITH FAR EAST MARINE INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SMITH FAR EAST MARINE INC hulls (2008–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is SMITH FAR EAST MARINE INC still in business?
USCG records list SMITH FAR EAST MARINE INC of LITHIA, FL in the MIC database (registered 2008).
How do I decode the year on a SMITH FAR EAST MARINE INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SMITH FAR EAST MARINE INC hulls (2008–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, "SMITH FAR EAST MARINE INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/sfe, last verified 2026-06-12.