SIMPCO WELDING HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with SNK were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SIMPCO WELDING of JUNEAU, AK. 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
SNK
Location
JUNEAU, AK
In business
since 1994
Status
Listed active in USCG records
SIMPCO WELDING 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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SIMPCO WELDING HIN FAQ
What does a SIMPCO WELDING HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "SNK" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SIMPCO WELDING — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SIMPCO WELDING 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 SIMPCO WELDING still in business?
USCG records list SIMPCO WELDING of JUNEAU, AK in the MIC database (registered 1994).
How do I decode the year on a SIMPCO WELDING HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SIMPCO WELDING 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, "SIMPCO WELDING HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/snk, last verified 2026-06-12.