PAIR MARINE INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with SOX were assigned by the US Coast Guard to PAIR MARINE INC of WASHINGTON, NC. 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
SOX
Location
WASHINGTON, NC
In business
since 2015
Status
Listed active in USCG records
PAIR MARINE INC hulls (2015–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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PAIR MARINE INC HIN FAQ
What does a PAIR MARINE INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "SOX" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to PAIR MARINE INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. PAIR MARINE INC hulls (2015–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is PAIR MARINE INC still in business?
USCG records list PAIR MARINE INC of WASHINGTON, NC in the MIC database (registered 2015).
How do I decode the year on a PAIR MARINE INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. PAIR MARINE INC hulls (2015–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, "PAIR MARINE INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/sox, last verified 2026-06-12.