SOMERS BOAT WORKS LLC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with SOT were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SOMERS BOAT WORKS LLC of CINCINNATI, OH. 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
SOT
Location
CINCINNATI, OH
In business
since 2013
Status
Listed active in USCG records
SOMERS BOAT WORKS LLC hulls (2013–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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SOMERS BOAT WORKS LLC HIN FAQ
What does a SOMERS BOAT WORKS LLC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "SOT" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SOMERS BOAT WORKS LLC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SOMERS BOAT WORKS LLC hulls (2013–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is SOMERS BOAT WORKS LLC still in business?
USCG records list SOMERS BOAT WORKS LLC of CINCINNATI, OH in the MIC database (registered 2013).
How do I decode the year on a SOMERS BOAT WORKS LLC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SOMERS BOAT WORKS LLC hulls (2013–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, "SOMERS BOAT WORKS LLC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/sot, last verified 2026-06-12.