SPORTSMAN BOAT MANUFACTURING INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with SMN were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SPORTSMAN BOAT MANUFACTURING INC of SUMMERVILLE, SC. 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
SMN
Location
SUMMERVILLE, SC
In business
since 2011
Status
Listed active in USCG records
SPORTSMAN BOAT MANUFACTURING INC hulls (2011–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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SPORTSMAN BOAT MANUFACTURING INC HIN FAQ
What does a SPORTSMAN BOAT MANUFACTURING INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "SMN" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SPORTSMAN BOAT MANUFACTURING INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SPORTSMAN BOAT MANUFACTURING INC hulls (2011–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is SPORTSMAN BOAT MANUFACTURING INC still in business?
USCG records list SPORTSMAN BOAT MANUFACTURING INC of SUMMERVILLE, SC in the MIC database (registered 2011).
How do I decode the year on a SPORTSMAN BOAT MANUFACTURING INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SPORTSMAN BOAT MANUFACTURING INC hulls (2011–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, "SPORTSMAN BOAT MANUFACTURING INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/smn, last verified 2026-06-12.