SNARK BOATS HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with SNA were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SNARK BOATS of ADRIAN, MI. 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
SNA
Location
ADRIAN, MI
In business
since 1996
Status
Listed active in USCG records
Parent company
MEYERS BOAT CO INC
SNARK BOATS hulls (1996–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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SNARK BOATS HIN FAQ
What does a SNARK BOATS HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "SNA" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SNARK BOATS — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SNARK BOATS hulls (1996–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is SNARK BOATS still in business?
USCG records list SNARK BOATS of ADRIAN, MI in the MIC database (registered 1996), associated with MEYERS BOAT CO INC.
How do I decode the year on a SNARK BOATS HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SNARK BOATS hulls (1996–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, "SNARK BOATS HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/sna, last verified 2026-06-12.