SOUND MARINE SERVICE AND SUPPLIES, INC. HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with SME were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SOUND MARINE SERVICE AND SUPPLIES, INC. of HOLBROOK, NY. 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
SME
Location
HOLBROOK, NY
In business
since 2009
Status
Listed active in USCG records
SOUND MARINE SERVICE AND SUPPLIES, INC. hulls (2009–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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SOUND MARINE SERVICE AND SUPPLIES, INC. HIN FAQ
What does a SOUND MARINE SERVICE AND SUPPLIES, INC. HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "SME" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SOUND MARINE SERVICE AND SUPPLIES, INC. — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SOUND MARINE SERVICE AND SUPPLIES, INC. hulls (2009–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is SOUND MARINE SERVICE AND SUPPLIES, INC. still in business?
USCG records list SOUND MARINE SERVICE AND SUPPLIES, INC. of HOLBROOK, NY in the MIC database (registered 2009).
How do I decode the year on a SOUND MARINE SERVICE AND SUPPLIES, INC. HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SOUND MARINE SERVICE AND SUPPLIES, INC. hulls (2009–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, "SOUND MARINE SERVICE AND SUPPLIES, INC. HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/sme, last verified 2026-06-12.