SOAR INFLATABLES HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with SIM were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SOAR INFLATABLES of HEALDSBURG, CA. 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
SIM
Location
HEALDSBURG, CA
In business
since 1994
Status
Listed active in USCG records
SOAR INFLATABLES hulls (1994–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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SOAR INFLATABLES HIN FAQ
What does a SOAR INFLATABLES HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "SIM" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SOAR INFLATABLES — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SOAR INFLATABLES hulls (1994–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is SOAR INFLATABLES still in business?
USCG records list SOAR INFLATABLES of HEALDSBURG, CA in the MIC database (registered 1994).
How do I decode the year on a SOAR INFLATABLES HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SOAR INFLATABLES hulls (1994–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, "SOAR INFLATABLES HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/sim, last verified 2026-06-12.