SHALLOW SOCIETY CUSTOM SKIFFS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with SHO were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SHALLOW SOCIETY CUSTOM SKIFFS of DEBARY, 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
SHO
Location
DEBARY, FL
In business
since 2015
Status
Listed active in USCG records
SHALLOW SOCIETY CUSTOM SKIFFS hulls (2015–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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SHALLOW SOCIETY CUSTOM SKIFFS HIN FAQ
What does a SHALLOW SOCIETY CUSTOM SKIFFS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "SHO" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SHALLOW SOCIETY CUSTOM SKIFFS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SHALLOW SOCIETY CUSTOM SKIFFS hulls (2015–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is SHALLOW SOCIETY CUSTOM SKIFFS still in business?
USCG records list SHALLOW SOCIETY CUSTOM SKIFFS of DEBARY, FL in the MIC database (registered 2015).
How do I decode the year on a SHALLOW SOCIETY CUSTOM SKIFFS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SHALLOW SOCIETY CUSTOM SKIFFS hulls (2015–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, "SHALLOW SOCIETY CUSTOM SKIFFS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/sho, last verified 2026-06-12.