SUGAR ISLAND HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with SGS were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SUGAR ISLAND of CHANHASSEN, MN. 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
SGS
Location
CHANHASSEN, MN
In business
since 2014
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
HOLB GUNTHER LLC
SUGAR ISLAND hulls (2014–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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SUGAR ISLAND HIN FAQ
What does a SUGAR ISLAND HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "SGS" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SUGAR ISLAND — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SUGAR ISLAND hulls (2014–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is SUGAR ISLAND still in business?
USCG records list SUGAR ISLAND of CHANHASSEN, MN in the MIC database (registered 2014), associated with HOLB GUNTHER LLC.
How do I decode the year on a SUGAR ISLAND HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SUGAR ISLAND hulls (2014–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, "SUGAR ISLAND HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/sgs, last verified 2026-06-12.